PROFILE
Wang Jianlin
Chairman,Dalian Wanda Group
$4.2B
$6M (0.13%)
Real Time Net Worth
as of 4/1/25
#838 in the world todayReflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
Photo by Wang Huan/Red Star News/VCG via Getty Images
From the Editor
- Wang Jianlin is the chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, which has investments in real estate, finance and movie theaters.
- Dalian Wanda is one of the world's biggest commercial real estate developers with more than 500 plazas across China.
- Once the richest man in Asia, Wang has been retreating in recent years, selling his Chinese hotel and tourism portfolio for over $9 billion in 2017.
- The tycoon has also sold most of his stake in U.S. movie theater chain AMC and a stake in Spanish soccer club Atletico de Madrid.
- In 2024, Wang ceded control of property management unit Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management in an $8.3 billion deal, after failing to take it public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 70
- Source of Wealth
- Real estate, Self Made
- Residence
- Beijing, China
- Citizenship
- China
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 1
- Education
- Liaoning University
Did you know
Wang served in the Chinese military from 1970 to 1986 before turning around a government real estate venture and then going into business himself in 1989.
Wang previously served as a deputy to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
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More on Forbes
Dec 12, 2023
Billionaire Wang Jianlin Potentially Avoids $4 Billion Repayment After Reaching New Agreement With Pre-IPO Investors
Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin has reached a new agreement with pre-IPO investors that allows it to stave off a $4.2 billion repayment, although the deal will see the tycoon giving up control of Wanda’s mall operator.
Jul 24, 2023
Embattled Chinese Billionaire Wang Jianlin Scrambles To Avoid Default With Asset Sale
Dalian Wanda Group is selling a 49% stake in Beijing Investment to Hong Kong-listed gaming and film company China Ruyi for 2.26 billion yuan ($315 million).
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Jun 30, 2023
Asia’s Former Richest Man Struggles To Raise Cash Amid Mounting Debts
China’s Wang Jianlin has been through liquidity crunches before, but this time is different.
Jul 31, 2020
Chinese Billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Wanda Group Sells U.S. Skyscraper Project To Reduce Debt
China's former richest man is offloading another overseas asset to reduce his conglomerate's debt.
Dec 5, 2018
China Retailer Buys Stake In Billionaire Wang Jianlin's Commercial Estate Arm For $515 Mln
Yonghui eyes big Wanda shopping plaza network
Sep 15, 2018
AMC Falls After China Billionaire Wang Jianlin's Wanda Group Lowers Stake
Wanda sells amid changing environment at home
Aug 9, 2017
Wang Jianlin's Wanda Hotel Development Soars To Two-Year High On Restructuring Plan
Deal involves theme park, hotel management businesses
Aug 9, 2017
Wanda Hotel Development To Restructure, Buy Two Wang Jianlin Businesses For $1B
Restructured company will focus on theme park, hotel management
Jul 24, 2017
Wanda Billionaire Wang Jianlin's M&A Plans Were Thwarted By President Xi Himself
Wang Jianlin has learned it’s not so easy being a billionaire corporate acquirer in modern day China.
Jul 18, 2017
Things Could Be Even Worse Than They Look For China's Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin
Wanda Group may have to slow its global ambitions following reports that some of its recent acquisitions allegedly breached Chinese government regulations for overseas investments enacted last year, according to a document reviewed by the WSJ and confidential sources cited by Bloomberg.
Jul 11, 2017
Sunac Shares Soar On Wanda Hopes; Wang Jianlin Still Has Problems
Key Wanda businesses include AMC, the U.S. theatre chain
Jul 10, 2017
Billionaire Wang Jianlin To Sell Hotels, Tourism Properties For $9.3 Billion
Wang Jianlin's Wanda Group controls U.S. theatre chain AMC
May 14, 2017
Alibaba's Jack Ma Overtakes Wang Jianlin As China's Richest Man
Tencent's Ma Huateng is a close third
Jan 16, 2017
China Entertainment Billionaire Wang Jianlin Belts Out Tunes At Annual Party
Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man and a growing force in the global entertainment industry, won applause from guests and staff at Wanda Group’s annual gala on Sunday by belting out a few songs himself. Wang, whose company last year added Dick Clark Productions to its global assets, sang a Chinese rock [...]
Oct 27, 2016
Wang Jianlin Retains Top Spot On 2016 Forbes China Rich List
Record 400 billionaires and billionaire families make the cut SINGAPORE AND SHANGHAI (October 27, 2016) – Wang Jianlin, Chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, retains the No. 1 spot on the 2016 Forbes China Rich List as his net worth rose to US$33 billion from $30 billion last year. Wang is [...]
