2008 Hurun Philanthropy List
| 2008 rank | name | Donations US$ | causes | company |
| 1 | Yu Pengnian | 420,000,000 | Health, higher education | Pengnian Industries |
| 2 | Zhu Mengyi | 158,000,000 | Education, health | Hopson Development |
| 3 | Huang Rulun | 120,000,000 | Education, Poverty alleviation, Disaster relief | Jinyuan Group |
| 4 | Niu Gensheng | 92,000,000 | Social welfare | Mengniu Group |
| 5 | Chen Dexun | 50,000,000 | Culture & sports | MOD-LOG Industry Group |
| 6 | Yang Lan & Wu Zheng | 45,000,000 | Education, Culture & sports | Sunmedia Investments |
| 7 | Li Shufu | 40,000,000 | Education, Social welfare | Geely Group |
| 8 | Yang Guoqiang & family | 36,200,000 | Education, Poverty alleviation, Health care | Country Garden |
| 9 | Duan Yongping | 35,630,000 | Education, Disaster relief | Bu Bu Gao Group |
| 10 | Chen Guangbiao | 32,820,000 | Health care, Disaster relief, Social welfare | Huangpu Investment |
| 11 | Wang Yusuo | 30,440,000 | Education, Poverty alleviation, Social welfare | ENN Group |
| 12 | Huang Nubo | 27,640,000 | Culture & sports, Social welfare | Zhongkun Group |
| 13 | Li Jinyuan | 22,350,000 | Health care, Education, Social welfare | Tiens |
| 14 | Cao Dewang | 20,560,000 | Education, Social welfare | Fuyao Group |
| 15 | Xu Rongmao | 20,490,000 | Health care, Education, Culture & sports, Social welfare | Shimao Group |
| 16 | Xu Lianjie & family | 19,450,000 | Disaster relief, Social welfare | Heng'an Group |
| 17 | Yang Xiu | 19,100,000 | Education, Social welfare | Tiandi Group |
| 18 | Zhou Qingzhi | 18,170,000 | Education | Narada Group |
| 19 | Liu Han | 17,930,000 | Education, Social welfare | Hanlong Group |
| 20 | Liu Hanyuan & Guan Yamei | 16,210,000 | Education, Health care | Tongwei Group |
| 21 | Yang Zhao, Yang Xun, Yang Hong | 16,200,000 | Poverty alleviation, Health care, Reliogion donation, Social welfare | The Glorious Sun Group |
| 22 | Liu Zhiqiang & Zhai Meiqing | 15,660,000 | Poverty alleviation, Health care, Social welfare | Heung Kong Group, Kinhom Group |
| 23 | Li Ning | 15,510,000 | Culture & sports, Health care | Li-ning |
| 24 | Rong Zhijian | 15,490,000 | Health care, Education | Citic Pacific |
| 25 | Yang Rongyi | 15,450,000 | Education, Poverty alleviation, Health care | Rongchao Real Estate |
| 26 | Zhong Shengjian | 15,100,000 | Education, Health care, Social welfare | Yanlord |
| 27 | Zhao Hanqing | 14,000,000 | Education | / |
| 28 | Yang Wenying | 13,650,000 | Education | Shanghai Chenxing Electronics |
| 28 | Wang Zhentao | 13,650,000 | Education, Culture & sports | Ao Kang Group |
| 30 | Jiang Xipei | 12,800,000 | Health care, Poverty alleviation, Education | Jiangsu Far East Group |
| 31 | Ding Lei | 12,700,000 | Disaster relief, Education | Netease |
| 32 | Chen Yusong | 12,300,000 | Poverty alleviation, Health care, Social welfare | ZHEN-AO Group |
| 33 | Sun Yinhuan | 12,100,000 | Education,Disaster relief，Social welfare | YiDa Group |
| 34 | Xu Jiayin | 11,700,000 | Education, Poverty alleviation, Disaster relief | Hengda Group |
| 35 | Chen Huaide | 11,400,000 | Poverty alleviation, Health care, Education | Winalite |
| 36 | Zhu Min | 10,900,000 | Education | Webex |
| 37 | Hou Changcai | 10,700,000 | Education, Social welfare | Yuanchang Group |
| 38 | Yu Yijie | 10,300,000 | Culture & sports, Social welfare | Xingyue Group |
| 39 | Mi Enhua | 9,750,000 | Social welfare | Hualin Group |
| 40 | Zhu Yicai | 9,150,000 | Education, Social welfare | Yurun Group |
| 41 | Li Chunping | 8,445,000 | Social welfare, Health care | / |
| 42 | Zhou Yukang | 8,155,000 | Education | Bingjiang Group |
| 43 | Chen Zhuolin & family | 7,800,000 | Education, Culture & sports | Agile Property |
| 44 | Zou Xichang | 7,775,000 | Health care, Education | ChangSheng Group |
| 45 | Lou Yongliang | 7,745,000 | Education, Social welfare | Zhongtian Constrution Group |
| 46 | Zhou Furen | 7,130,000 | Education, Social welfare | Xiyang Group |
| 47 | Sun Caike | 6,775,000 | Education, Social welfare | Xinxing Group |
| 48 | He Xiangjian | 6,410,000 | Health care, Disaster relief | Midea Group |
| 49 | Chen Weifeng | 6,350,000 | Poverty alleviation，Health care，Social welfare | Yingtong Group |
| 50 | Peng Linji | 6,225,000 | Education, Poverty alleviation | Clifford Group |
by rank
Analysis
Topping the list for the third year running is 86-year-old Yu Pengnian, a
Shenzhen hotel and real estate entrepreneur, who has endowed his foundation with
3 billion yuan in the past five years to provide cataract operations.
Zhu Mengyi, also known as Chu Mang Yee, chairman of property developer Hopson Development Holdings Ltd, ranked second with a stock donation worth 1.1 billion yuan. Huang Rulun, chairman of the Jinyuan Hotel Group, came in third by giving away 850 million yuan since 2003.
Last year, the country's top 100 philanthropists had given 9.5 billion yuan in donations tracked since 2003, when Shanghai-based Hurun Report began compiling the list.
The report, which also compiles an annual list of the country's wealthiest people, found that 66 of the top 100 philanthropists also ranked in China's 100 wealthiest this year, up from 54 last year.
Zhu Mengyi, also known as Chu Mang Yee, chairman of property developer Hopson Development Holdings Ltd, ranked second with a stock donation worth 1.1 billion yuan. Huang Rulun, chairman of the Jinyuan Hotel Group, came in third by giving away 850 million yuan since 2003.
Last year, the country's top 100 philanthropists had given 9.5 billion yuan in donations tracked since 2003, when Shanghai-based Hurun Report began compiling the list.
The report, which also compiles an annual list of the country's wealthiest people, found that 66 of the top 100 philanthropists also ranked in China's 100 wealthiest this year, up from 54 last year.
- 2008 Hurun Philanthropy List
- Hurun Report 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Ranking