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Zhong Shanshan

Beverages, Pharmaceuticals
Net worth
$57.8B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
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Companies

Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.9633 · HKEX · Founder, executive chairman and… · 84.4% · as of Jan 2021
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Ticker
9633
Exchange
HKEX
Role
Founder, executive chairman and general manager
Stake
84.4% (incl. via Yangshengtang)
Stake as of
2021-01
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Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd.603392 · SSE · Controlling shareholder via… · ~75% · as of Sep 2020
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Ticker
603392
Exchange
SSE
Role
Controlling shareholder via Yangshengtang (subsidiary of Yangshengtang Co., Ltd.)
Stake
~75%
Stake as of
2020-09
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Yangshengtang Co., Ltd. (养生堂有限公司)Founder
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Role
Founder (1993) and chairman; parent of Nongfu Spring and Wantai
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Investment vehicles

Yangshengtang Co., Ltd.holding co
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Type
holding co
Notes
Private Hangzhou group; listed as parent of Nongfu Spring (HK:9633) and Beijing Wantai (SH:603392); also pharmaceutical units incl. Hainan Yangshengtang Pharmaceuticals.
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Private deals

Nongfu Spring (US affiliate) bought a commercial property in Nashua, New Hampshire assessed at ~$15M for ~$67M…Jun 2025
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Nongfu Spring (US affiliate) bought a commercial property in Nashua, New Hampshire assessed at ~$15M for ~$67M, prompting national-security concerns and a proposed NH ban on property purchases by entities from hostile nations.
Date
2025-06
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Real estate

Nashua, New Hampshire, USACommercial property (corporate, Nongfu… · $67M · 2025
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Type
Commercial property (corporate, Nongfu Spring)
Price
67000000
Date
2025
Via
Nongfu Spring
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Otakiri Springs, Whakatane District, New ZealandWater source and bottling facility… · 2017+
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Type
Water source and bottling facility (Nongfu Spring's first overseas water source; consent process as of 2017-2020)
Date
2017+
Via
Nongfu Spring
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Legal & regulatory

March 2024 nationalist online backlash (over remarks on late Wahaha founder Zong Qinghou and son's U.S. passport)…
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March 2024 nationalist online backlash (over remarks on late Wahaha founder Zong Qinghou and son's U.S. passport); Nongfu sales on some e-commerce platforms reportedly fell >90% and market value dropped sharply.
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July 2024 Hong Kong Consumer Council bromate/mineral-water classification dispute; council revised rating upward on…
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July 2024 Hong Kong Consumer Council bromate/mineral-water classification dispute; council revised rating upward on July 18, 2024.
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Nov 2024: Zhong publicly criticized livestream e-commerce and Pinduoduo pricing, calling for government intervention.
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2023: Zhong stepped down as legal representative of 12 Nongfu Spring subsidiaries while remaining chairman.
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New Hampshire proposed legislation (June 2025 budget) banning property purchases by China and other hostile nations…
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New Hampshire proposed legislation (June 2025 budget) banning property purchases by China and other hostile nations after Nongfu's Nashua deal.
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Historic: 2013 water-standards dispute and defamation suit vs Beijing Times; 2020 Wuyi Mountain deforestation…
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Historic: 2013 water-standards dispute and defamation suit vs Beijing Times; 2020 Wuyi Mountain deforestation allegations (as of 2013/2020).
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Research gaps: Web search budget ran out mid-task, and HKEX filings, Reuters, WSJ, SCMP, Forbes articles, WMUR/NewsNation were blocked or unreachable. So current (2025-2026) stake percentages in Nongfu Spring and Wantai could not be verified from HKEX/SSE disclosures; figures are 2020-2021. No verified philanthropy entities, private foundations, personal real estate, or trophy assets found. Nongfu 2025/H1 2026 results exist (Mar 24 / Aug 25, 2026) but figures not extracted from primary filings. Nongfu's next results date was omitted (the company reports semiannually; aggregator date unreliable).

What to watch

Beijing Wantai (603392.SS) Q3 2026 report (aggregator-estimated date)Oct 30, 2026
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Nongfu Spring share-price trend after H1 2026 results (released 2026-08-25); market cap ~HK$440B, down ~27% on…
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Nongfu Spring share-price trend after H1 2026 results (released 2026-08-25); market cap ~HK$440B, down ~27% on aggregator data
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Forbes real-time rank/net worth ($57.7B, #33 as of 2026-09-24) - rivalry for China's richest title
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Status of Nongfu's Nashua, NH property amid state restrictions on hostile-nation buyers
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