{
  "id": 16741951,
  "title": "ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming tops China rich list with US$99.7 billion as AI fuels fortunes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/bytedances-zhang-yiming-tops-china-rich-list-with-us-99-7-billion-as-16741951",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T11:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3372302/bytedances-zhang-yiming-tops-china-rich-list-us997-billion-ai-fuels-fortunes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has reclaimed the title of China’s richest person with a nearly US$100 billion fortune, as artificial intelligence powers a surge in wealth among China’s top entrepreneurs, according to the Hurun Research Institute. The 43-year-old Zhang, who topped the ranking in 2024, saw his wealth rise 43 per cent to US$99.7 billion – a record for China’s richest individual – as…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}