British accountant who began ranking China's richest people in 1999. His yearly 胡润百富榜 (Hurun Rich List), named with the Chinese name he took, is followed closely in Chinese business news.
Tā de cáifù shǒucì jìnrù Hú Rùn bǎng qián yìbǎi míng.
His wealth entered the top 100 of the Hurun list for the first time.
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The brand name Hurun is just 胡润 in pinyin run together, and its 润 is the one in 利润 'profit'. His first list, in 1999, found only 50 people in China worth more than 6 million US dollars.