What is Sun Piaoyang's Net Worth?

Sun Piaoyang is a Chinese entrepreneur who has a net worth of $1.7 billion. Sun Piaoyang has been accumulating his wealth in the pharmaceutical industry, ever since he set up Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine in 1998. Today, he serves as the chairman of the company that is basically engaged in manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical tablets, injections and raw materials.

However, it is also involved in medicine commerce. Sun Piaoyang has witnessed his fortune rise by nearly 30% throughout the last year on business gains stemming from the company's production of cancer-related drugs. After the first-half revenue went up 14% to $485 million, net profit subsequently rose 15% to $105 million.