BUSINESSPERSON

Yang Huiyan

1981 - Today

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Yang Huiyan (simplified Chinese: 杨惠妍; traditional Chinese: 楊惠妍; pinyin: Yáng Huìyán; born 1981) is a Chinese-born billionaire businesswoman and property developer. She is the chairman and the majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings, a stake largely transferred to her by her father Yang Guoqiang in 2007. Previously the richest woman in Asia, her net worth was still around $5.5 billion as of August 2023, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yang Huiyan has received more than 631,356 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Yang Huiyan is the 747th most popular businessperson (down from 655th in 2019), the 1,091st most popular biography from China (down from 1,015th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Yang Huiyan ranks 747 out of 847. Before her are Billy Mays, Jodie Marsh, Marco Mattiacci, John Bryson, Ameera al-Taweel, and Jared Isaacman. After her are Stephen Elop, Leslie Benzies, Nick Fry, Dasha Zhukova, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and Ellen Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Yang Huiyan ranks 345. Before her are Ryoichi Maeda, Rebecka Liljeberg, Jacques Houdek, Gaël Givet, Ashley Blue, and Pascal Feindouno. After her are Andrea Dossena, Maurício Rua, Tenoch Huerta, Marius Stankevičius, Pablo Ibáñez, and Peter Odemwingie.

Others Born in 1981

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Huiyan ranks 1,091 out of 1,610. Before her are Zheng Jie (1983), Wang Yifu (1960), Fan Zhendong (1997), Liu Wang (1969), Diao Yinan (1969), and Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985). After her are Jayne Meadows (1919), Dolkun Isa (1967), Simu Liu (1989), Chen Hao (1979), Sa Dingding (1979), and Tie Ning (1957).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Zheng Jie

    Zheng Jie

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 39.40

    Rank: 1,085

  • Photo of Wang Yifu

    Wang Yifu

    ATHLETE

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 39.33

    Rank: 1,086

  • Photo of Fan Zhendong

    Fan Zhendong

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 39.23

    Rank: 1,087

  • Photo of Liu Wang

    Liu Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 39.21

    Rank: 1,088

  • Photo of Diao Yinan

    Diao Yinan

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 39.20

    Rank: 1,089

  • Photo of Ogyen Trinley Dorje

    Ogyen Trinley Dorje

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 39.17

    Rank: 1,090

  • Photo of Yang Huiyan

    Yang Huiyan

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 39.16

    Rank: 1,091

  • Photo of Jayne Meadows

    Jayne Meadows

    ACTOR

    1919 - 2015

    HPI: 39.15

    Rank: 1,092

  • Photo of Dolkun Isa

    Dolkun Isa

    POLITICIAN

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 39.14

    Rank: 1,093

  • Photo of Simu Liu

    Simu Liu

    ACTOR

    1989 - Present

    HPI: 39.04

    Rank: 1,094

  • Photo of Chen Hao

    Chen Hao

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 39.01

    Rank: 1,095

  • Photo of Sa Dingding

    Sa Dingding

    SINGER

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 38.98

    Rank: 1,096

  • Photo of Tie Ning

    Tie Ning

    WRITER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 38.95

    Rank: 1,097

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Yang Huiyan ranks 21. Before her are Meng Wanzhou (1972), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Chai Ling (1966), Xu Rongmao (1950), Changpeng Zhao (1977), and Zhang Yiming (1983). After her are Eric Yuan (1970), Zhou Qunfei (1970), Zhang Xin (1965), and Xu Hang (null).

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