{
  "id": 17702320,
  "title": "Security guard turned self-made billionaire dubbed 'touchscreen queen' becomes China's richest woman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/security-guard-turned-self-made-billionaire-dubbed-touchscreen-queen",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T23:34:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/billionaires/security-guard-turned-self-made-billionaire-dubbed-touchscreen-queen-becomes-china-s-richest-woman-5138864.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 56-year-old security guard from a rural village in China has become the country's richest woman, amassing a fortune of 127 billion yuan. Her journey to the top is a remarkable story of perseverance and determination. Born in a mountain village in Hunan province, she lost her mother at the age of five and later witnessed her father's blindness following a workplace accident. Dropping out of high school at 16, she moved to Shenzhen, where she initially worked as a security guard before transitioning to an assembly line job at a glass factory. At just 23, she founded her own workshop and taught herself advanced screen-printing and specialized curved-glass printing techniques. Lens Technology, the company she established a decade later, gained significant traction when it secured a deal with Motorola and later supplied touchscreens for Apple's first iPhone. The firm went public in Shenzhen in 2015, the same year Zhou was named China's richest woman. Despite facing numerous challenges, including her partner leaving the firm and a rival attempting to oust her, Zhou's net worth skyrocketed as Lens Technology diversified into advanced manufacturing and capitalized on the growing demand driven by artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging industries. Lens Technology recently completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong, which was oversubscribed by 462 times, fueling Zhou's financial resurgence. Her success has inspired countless migrant workers across China, with her story serving as a testament to the power of resilience and self-made success.",
  "summary": "Zhou Qunfei, who first worked as a construction site security guard and eventually launched a business that would net her the moniker “touchscreen queen,” has been named the richest woman in China.",
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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."
}