He Xiangjian
| Net worth | $33.2 billion (with family) Forbes 2026 list, March 24, 2026[1] |
|---|---|
| World rank | 63rd (Forbes 2026)[1] |
| Source of wealth | Home appliances (Midea) |
| Companies | Midea Group (co-founder; stepped down from operations in 2012) |
| Citizenship | China |
| Born | October 5, 1942, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, China |
| Known for | Founding Midea; He Art Museum |
| Net worth figures are estimates by the source named and change every day. | |
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He Xiangjian is a Chinese businessman who co-founded Midea, one of China's largest makers of home appliances.[2] On the Forbes 2026 billionaires list, a snapshot taken on March 24, 2026, he and his family were 63rd in the world with an estimated $33.2 billion.[1]
Net worth
- September 2021: about $28.8 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, 51st in the world.[2]
- March 2026: $33.2 billion with family, 63rd on the Forbes list.[1]
How the fortune was made
In 1968, in Beijiao, Guangdong, He started a small company making lids; it grew into Midea.[2] He stepped back from running Midea in 2012.[2] He lives in Foshan.[2]
He is an art collector and founded the He Art Museum, a private non-profit museum designed by the architect Tadao Ando.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forbes, "He Xiangjian & family", 2026 World's Billionaires list (snapshot of March 24, 2026), read November 3, 2026. Net worth is a Forbes estimate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Wikipedia, "He Xiangjian", read November 3, 2026. Billionaire Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.