Ma Huateng & family (馬化騰家族)

 Wealth value: 35.42 billion yuan (US$5.56 bln)

Company: Tencent Holdings Ltd. (騰訊控股)

Shares: 10.37%

Headquarters: Guangdong

Focus: Internet software and service

Established by Ma Huateng in November 1998, Tencent has grown into China's largest and most used online community. Its instant messaging program, Tencent QQ, currently has 711.7 million active users, practically changing the way Chinese people communicate. At present, the company's diverse services include social networks, Web portals, e-commerce, multiplayer online games, and search engine. And according to Ma, Tencent aims its operations at the strategic goal of providing users with a "one-stop online life service."