Xu Rongmao

Xu Rongmao GBM, GBS (simplified Chinese: 许荣茂; traditional Chinese: 許榮茂; born 1950), or Hui Wing Mau in Cantonese, is a Chinese-Australian^[1] entrepreneur and billionaire, and the founder and the chairman of Shimao Property. Xu is estimated to be one of the largest property developers in Shanghai. According to Forbes in 2021, his net worth is estimated at $10.3bn.^[3]

Xu Rongmao GBM, GBS
许荣茂
Born	1950 (1950) (age 74)^[citation needed] Shishi, Fujian, China^[citation needed]
Citizenship	Chinese Australian^[1]
Alma mater	University of Adelaide^[1]^[2]
Occupation	Founder & Chairman
Organization	Shimao Property

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu (Hui).

Career

In 1988, he claimed to invest US$0.19 million in a knitting factory in his hometown, but he intended to build a hotel instead, although investments in private hotels were forbidden at that time.^{[citation needed]} However, as soon as the construction was completed, the government policy was changed to allow private owners to have their hotels. Then Xu became the owner of the first private three-star hotel in China. He then started to invest into developing residential complexes and resorts in Fujian.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1990s, he expanded his real estate business into Beijing and Shanghai. He undertook several property ventures in Australia in the 1990s. In 2005, The New York Times reported he had moved his family to Darwin, Australia.^[2] He completed his Master of Business Administration via distance-learning from the University of Adelaide^[1][2] and invested in real estate in the early 1990s. During the 2003-04-year, Xu was the largest individual donor to the NSW branch of the Australian Labor Party.^[1][2]

In the 2000s, he expanded his business by acquiring listed companies including Shimao Holdings (listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange) and Shimao International (previously listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange), while the latter was privatized by him in 2007.^[4] Shimao Property was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006.^[5]

Personal life

In 2008, Xu was reported to be interested in buying Newcastle United F.C. from then owner Mike Ashley.^[6]

Net worth

Xu's net worth is compiled on the Financial Review Rich List, the Forbes China Rich List, and the Hurun Report China Rich List.

Year	Financial Review Rich List		Forbes China Rich List		Hurun Report China Rich List
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2011^[7]^[8]^[9]	n/a	not listed	29	$2.40 billion
2012^[10]^[11]	n/a	not listed	10	$4.00 billion
2013^[12]^[13]^[14]	7	$4.82 billion	12		8	$6.90 billion
2014^[15]^[16]	6	$6.35 billion
2015^[17]^[18]^[19]	5	$6.89 billion	16	$5.40 billion	41	$5.43 billion
2016^[20]^[21]	6	$5.39 billion			21	$7.75 billion
2017^[22]^[23]^[24]	8	$5.96 billion	22	$7.22 billion	33	$8.45 billion
2018^[25]^[26]^[27]	4	$9.09 billion			19	$13.18 billion
2019^[28]^[29]^[30]	4	$10.39 billion			20	$14.73 billion
2020^[31]^[32]	4	$18.06 billion	n/a	not listed	23	$19.10 billion
2021^[33]	8	$11.70 billion
2022	22	$4.80 billion
2023^[34]	19	$4.90 billion

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External links

• Shimao Group
• Shimao Property
• . Entrepreneur of the Year. EY. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.