Forbes survey shows that among the top 100, 25 are engaged in real estate, 12 in medicine, 1 1 in investment, 1 1 in agriculture, 6 in building materials and 3 in auto parts and motorcycles. Among these industries, Hurun, who is in charge of this survey by Forbes, believes that the industry where private enterprises make the most money is agriculture, and it is hoped that the Liu brothers of the group will make the most money and be the most representative. He said that China is a big agricultural country with many farmers. China's agriculture did not develop much before, but it has developed rapidly in the last 20 years, and many people have become rich. He thinks it may develop faster in the future, which is illustrated by the fact that many foreign agricultural companies want to enter the agricultural market in China. Of course there is.
Due to historical factors, these industries have the lowest threshold for entrepreneurs in the early days of China's reform and opening up because of their low requirements for technical content and one-time capital investment; But on the other hand, it also shows that even in such traditional industries, China enterprises still have great room for growth.
Behind agriculture are real estate and finance. From the perspective of industry concentration, about 25 people in 100 take real estate as their main business or one of their main businesses. Among them, the highest ranking is Xu Rongmao, CEO of the World Trade Group recently listed in Shanghai. His company has become one of the largest real estate developers in China. Judging from China's urbanization process, China's urban population has increased by nearly 200 million in the past 20 years and will increase by 260 million in the next 20 years, so that only urban residents have nearly 200 million square meters of housing demand every year. This industry still has great potential.
Compared with the American rich list, the distribution of rich industries in the two countries is very different. The richest people in America are not concentrated in the software industry or the financial industry, but in the media and entertainment industry. After the software and Internet industries have shrunk, this industry has almost become the only profiteering industry. On Monday this year, 69 people entered the 400 rich list, accounting for 17.25% of the total. Including two brothers of Cox Company? 1 1 bit? Lei Shidong of Viacom? 14? Murdoch of News Corporation? 2 1 bit? Where is the great director george lucas? Sixty people? Waiting for a world-famous person. Real estate tycoons account for only 7.25% of the total.
China, which is dominated by manufacturing, has more than 10 people on the list, especially in motorcycle, automobile and its spare parts industries. In the United States, although traditional manufacturing still occupies an important position in the industrial structure, although the withdrawal of many new economic tycoons this year has made room for traditional manufacturing tycoons, only 27 people are still on the list of 400 people. William Cray Ford, the boss of the famous Ford Motor Company, ranks only 189. Highly socialized equity and stable market environment make this industry no longer rich in billionaires.
To sum up, under the current situation in China, there are still many gaps in traditional industries, and in these gaps, the future rich will be produced.