A new year ushered in a fresh batch of rankings.
Forbes magazine fired the first salvo of the New Year, promptly updating the list of the top ten richest people in the country.
After reigning for two terms, surpassing Superman Li last year to become the world's wealthiest Chinese, Old Wang saw his assets plummet by 12.1 billion US dollars, dropping him from the top three of the list.
The Shuangma Group remained a fixture in the top three.
Take Old Ma as an example, last year he was second on the list with 28.2 billion US dollars. This year he grew by 10.1 billion US dollars, but still remained in second place, with Little Ma perpetually in third place.
Last year's eighth-placed Hengtai Xu soared this year, with a fortune of 42.945 billion US dollars, inheriting all of Old Wang's titles and powerfully seizing the top spot of the rich list.
