| 2005 rank | name | wealth USD$m | company | industry |
| 1 | Timothy Chen Tianqiao | 1450 | Shanda Networking | Online games |
| 2 | William Ding Lei | 1250 | NetEase.com Inc | Internet portal, online games |
| 3 | Robin Li Yanhong | 600 | Baidu.com | Online Chinese-language search engine |
| 4 | Jack Ma Yun | 370 | Alibaba.com | Online exchange platform |
| 5 | Bruno Wu Zheng, Yang Lan | 310 | Sun Media Investments | Media |
| 6 | Liu Changle | 300 | Phoenix TV | Media |
| 7 | Jian Nanchun | 235 | Focus Media | Advertisement |
| 7 | Pony Ma Huateng | 235 | Tencent Inc | Instant messaging, software |
| 9 | Charles Zhang Chaoyang | 220 | Sohu Inc | Internet portal |
| 9 | Yan Xiaoqun | 220 | Nanjing Weisite Group | White goods, integrated circuits, communication equipment |
| 9 | Gu Yunkui & family | 220 | Etern Group | Electric and fiber optic cabling |
| 12 | Wu Ruilin | 210 | Qiaoxing Group | Telecoms equipment |
| 13 | Wang Jianyi | 200 | Futong Group | Optical fibre cabling |
| 14 | Eric Xu Yong | 185 | Baidu Company | Online Chinese-language search engine |
| 15 | Dong Defu | 175 | CNTF | Mobile telephone design |
| 16 | Huo Dongling | 135 | Comba Telecoms | Telecoms equipment |
| 17 | Cui Genliang | 130 | Hengtong Group | Electric cabling |
| 18 | Chen Jian | 125 | Union Friend Group | Television network equipment |
| 18 | Yu Feng | 125 | Target Media | Advertisements |
| 18 | Zhu Jun | 125 | The9.com | Online games |
| 18 | Wu Haijun | 125 | Xintianxia Group | PCs |
| 18 | Louis Zan Shengda | 125 | Zongyi Group | Smart card chips and textiles |
| 23 | Larry Rong Zhijian | 110 | Citic Pacific Group | Telecoms |
| 24 | Wang Wenjing | 105 | UFSoft | Accounting software \ ERP |
| 24 | Zhang Zhidong | 105 | Shenzhen Tencent | Instant messaging, software |
| 26 | Qiu Bojun | 100 | Kingsoft Group | Software, Internet |
| 26 | Sun Qingyan | 100 | Fuchunjiang Communication Group | Electric cabling |
| 28 | Hua Xin | 85 | Maipu Comm | Telecoms equipment |
| 29 | Zhou Hongyi | 75 | International Data Group (IDG) | IT Investments |
| 29 | Zhang Xuanlong | 75 | KingSoft | Software, online games |
| 29 | Wu Ying | 75 | UTStarcom | Telecoms infrastructure and equipment |
| 29 | Huang Gang, Xu Jian | 75 | Photonicbridges | Telecoms equipment |
| 33 | Chen Jianlong | 70 | Hualun Group | Electric cabling |
| 34 | Neil Shen Nanpeng | 60 | Ctrip | Online travel service provider |
| 34 | Qian Yongqiang | 60 | Astop century | Mobile services |
| 34 | Yan Junjie, Zhang Can | 60 | Dyne Group | Software |
| 34 | Zhou Yunfan | 60 | kongzhong.com | SMS services |
| 34 | Nick Yang Ning | 60 | kongzhong.com | SMS services |
| 34 | Wang Zhidong | 60 | Dianji Technology | Software developments |
| 34 | Li Jianhong | 60 | Hongjin Group | Telecoms networking and equipment |
| 34 | Ren Zhengfei | 60 | Huawei | Telecoms equipment |
| 34 | Daniel Mao Daolin | 60 | Sina.com | Internet services |
| 34 | Wang Chaoyong | 60 | ChinaEquity | IT investments |
| 44 | Shao Yibo | 55 | eBay China | E-commerce platform |
| 45 | Wang Xin | 50 | Rising Antivirus International | Antivirus software |
| 45 | Lei Jun | 50 | Kingsoft | Software developments and Internet services |
| 45 | David Deng Wei | 50 | Bright Oceans Corporation | Mobile billing systems |
| 45 | Zhang Qiang | 50 | Tongguang Group | Fibre optic cabling |
| 45 | Hu Gang | 50 | Newland Group | Telecoms equipment |
| 45 | Lu Muhua | 50 | Fei Hong Communication Group | Optical fibre cabling, telecoms equipment |
