Gong Hongjia – Billionaire

• Investor Gong Hongjia’s fortune mainly comes from his stake in Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technologies, a supplier of surveillance products.
• He is vice chairman and the biggest individual shareholder, with an 18% stake.

Gong Hongjia and Family Net Worth: Gong Hongjia is a Hong Kong businessman who has a net worth of $3.3 billion, a sum that he shares with his family. Billionaire Hongija has accumulated his fortune through various investments, witnessing a steady rise in his net worth over the years. Just last year, he saw a $2.4 billion increase in his riches from a year ago on the back of a brisk business at security equipment supplier Hikvision, where he is both a vice chairman and the largest individual shareholder. In the first half of 2013, company’s sales rose 39% to $639 million. In turn, this made the share price of the Shenzhen-traded Hikvinson almost double by the end of the year.

Source:

1. forbes
2. celebritynetworth