2Ma Huateng – Net worth – $13.4 billion
Ma Huateng, born on October 29, 1971, is a Chinese entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of Tencent Holdings, China’s largest publicly traded Internet company measured by market capitalization.
In 2007, Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, was named by Time magazine one of the world’s most influential people.
As of February 2014, he is the 2nd richest person in China, with an estimated net worth of $13.4 billion.
Tencent Holding’s main website ‘qq.com‘ ranks among the world’s 10 most popular.
The company makes most of the money from online games and in 2013 it paid $448 million for a 36% stake in Sogou of China.
Also in 2013, the company’s WeChat mobile communication service brought a lot of growth.
