Zhong Shanshan

Zhong Shanshan is the world's sixth richest person, now wealthier than Warren Buffett and only behind Mark Zuckerberg (who is in 5th place). He overtook Google co-founders Sergy Brin and Larry Page. He is a bottled water mogul and vaccine investor whose fortune is expected to reach $70 billion by 2020. He made $20 billion in the first week of 2021 alone. He will soon enter the exclusive club of those worth more than $100 billion.

Zhong is rarely seen in public and rarely speaks to the media. He avoids the media and does not belong to any business organizations. He is one of the most elusive persons on the world's wealthiest list. He is socially isolated.

During the Cultural Revolution, he dropped out of primary school and sought employment in construction. He entered at what is now Zhejiang Radio & TV University to study Chinese in 1977. Zhong worked as a journalist for the Zhejiang Daily before going into business in 1988. Zhong relocated to Hainan, an island off the coast of southern China, in 1988. During his stay on the island, he sold mushrooms, shrimp, and turtles. He subsequently moved on to work as a sales representative for the Wahaha beverage business, where he marketed healthcare supplements.

Net worth: $65.7 billion