| 2006 rank | name | wealth USD$m | company | industry |
| 1 | Zhang Yin | 3,400 | Nine Dragons Paper | Packaging materials |
| 2 | Huang Guangyu | 2,500 | GoMe | Electronic appliance retail, real estate |
| 3 | Zhu Mengyi | 2,100 | Hopson Development | Real estate |
| 4 | Xu Rongmao | 2,000 | Shimao | Real estate |
| 5 | Shi Zhengrong | 1,950 | Suntech Power | Solar energy |
| 6 | Larry Rong Zhijian | 1,800 | Citic Pacific Group | Steel, real estate, power, aviation |
| 7 | Chen Zhuolin & family | 1,700 | Agile Property | Real estate |
| 8 | Zhong Shengjian | 1,400 | Yanlord | Real estate |
| 9 | Zhang Li | 1,350 | R&F Properties | Real estate |
| 10 | Xu Jiayin | 1,250 | Hengda Group | Real estate |
| 11 | Guo Guangchang | 1,100 | Fosun Group | Real estate, pharmaceuticals, steel, finance |
| 11 | Lu Guanqiu | 1,100 | Wanxiang Group | Auto parts |
| 11 | William Ding Lei | 1,100 | Netease | Web portal, online games |
| 14 | Du Shuanghua | 1,000 | Jinghua Steel Pipe, Rizhao Steel | Pipes and steel |
| 14 | Zong Qinghou | 1,000 | Wahaha | Drinks, textiles |
| 16 | Yan Jiehe | 950 | China Pacific Construction Croup | Infrastructure |
| 17 | Liu Yongxing | 875 | East Hope Group | Animal feed, aluminium |
| 18 | Li Jinyuan | 850 | Tiens Group | Health products |
| 18 | Liu Yonghao | 850 | New Hope Group | Animal feed, finance, real estate |
| 20 | Chen Ningning, Lv Hui | 813 | Pioneer Metals Holdings | Mineral products, fabricated metal products export |
| 20 | Huang Junqin | 813 | Towercrest Group | Real estate |
| 20 | Tong Jinquan | 813 | Changfeng Real Estate | Shanghai real estate |
| 20 | Zhang Jindong | 813 | Suning Group | Electronic appliance retail |
| 24 | Zhou Furen | 775 | Xiyang Group | Chemical fertilizer, fire proof material, steel |
| 25 | Chen Lihua | 750 | Fu Wah international Hong Kong Group | Real estate, private club, museum |
| 25 | Eddie Ye Lipei | 750 | Super Ocean Group | Shanghai real estate |
| 25 | Timothy Chen Tianqiao | 750 | Shengda Networking Development | Online games and internet portal |
| 28 | Zhu Yicai | 725 | Yurun Group | Meat products and real estate |
| 29 | Song Weiping | 700 | Greentown Group | Real estate |
| 30 | Shi Yuzhu | 688 | Giant Investments | Pharmaceuticals, finance, online games |
| 30 | Xu Jingren | 688 | Yangtze River Pharmacy Group | Medicine |
| 30 | Zhang Zhixiang | 688 | Jianlong Steel | Steel |
| 33 | Pan Zhengmin & Wu Chunyuan | 638 | AAC Acoustic Technologies | Acoustic technologies |
| 34 | Yang Zhao & brothers | 625 | Glorious Sun Group | Textiles, real estate |
| 34 | Zhang Jingzhang | 625 | Haitian Group | Plastic engines |
| 34 | Zhang Xiangqing | 625 | Rongcheng Steel | Steel |
| 34 | Zhou Zerong | 625 | Kingold Group | Real estate, restaurant, media |
| 38 | Chen Fashu | 600 | Xinhuadu Industrial Group | Gold, trade, property |
| 39 | Li Xinyan | 588 | China Longgong Group | Heavy earthmoving vehicles |
| 40 | Li Zhaonan | 575 | De Heng Trade Development | Insurance |
| 40 | Wu Ruilin | 575 | Cosun Group | Terminal electrical production |
| 42 | Li Wei | 563 | Synear Food | Food |
| 42 | Liu Xuejing | 563 | Fengxiang Group | Chicken |
| 42 | Sun Guangxin | 563 | Guanghui Group | Natural gas, car trading exhibition and logistics and property |
| 42 | Wang Yusuo | 563 | Xiao Group | Gas infrastructure and supply, property |
| 42 | Xu Ming | 563 | Dalian Shide Group | Plastic materials, soccer, finance and petrochemical products |
| 47 | Huang Maoru | 538 | Maoye Group | Real estate, retail |
| 48 | Jia Tingliang & Wang Suolan | 525 | Shanxi Datuhe Coke & Chemicals | Coke & chemicals |
| 48 | Liu Canglong | 525 | Hongda Group | Investment, chemical industry |
| 48 | Wang Zhangxing | 525 | Homevalue Group | Commercial real estate |
