City Power RankingTier 1 World City · GaWC Alpha+
Most Powerful People in Beijing
Beijing has 10 profiled power players on ApexHierarchy, spanning National to Global. Beijing is a GaWC Alpha+ world city. The highest-ranked is Zhang Yiming (Global tier). Coverage here is still growing — submit someone if you know real local influence we're missing.
- 1High GlobalZhang YimingFounder and Majority Voting Rights Holder of ByteDance$105.5B
- 2Low GlobalXi JinpingPresident of the People's Republic of ChinaUndisclosed — estimated significant wealth
- 3GlobalWang XingFounder and CEO of Meituan$5.0B
- 4GlobalCheng WeiFounder and CEO of Didi Chuxing$1.0B
- 5Low ContinentalLei JunFounder, Chairman and CEO, XiaomiUndisclosed — estimated significant wealth
- 6Low ContinentalLiu QiangdongFounder and Chairman, JD.comUndisclosed — estimated significant wealth
- 7Low ContinentalRobin LiChairman and CEO, BaiduEstimated $5.0B – $8.0B
- 8Mid National LevelWang YiForeign Minister of the People's Republic of ChinaUndisclosed — estimated significant wealth
- 9Mid National LevelCai QiDirector, General Office of the Communist Party of ChinaUndisclosed — estimated significant wealth
- 10Low National LevelDing XuexiangVice Premier of the People's Republic of ChinaUndisclosed — estimated significant wealth