Top 10 Business People of the Year 2017

Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, and Qihoo 360's founder and CEO, Zhou Hongyi, have both been named the top 10 business people of the year.

This year’s ranking for the Top 10 Businessmen/women has a theme, known as, the "Salute Era's Driving Forces" theme. The ranking for the Top 10 Businessmen/women of 2017 was compiled through online votes, regional selections, as well as a review by a panel of judges. The final ranking was then unveiled in Beijing based on five factors: innovation, how revolutionary their business is, prospect, growth, and sustainability of their business.

Let's take a look at the top 10 business people in 2017.

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi

Yuan Yafei, chairman and founder of Sanpower Group

Britain's Prince William stands with Yuan Yafei, chairman of Sanpower Group, during the signing of a memorandum for the United for Wildlife charity, at Kensington Palace in London, Oct 21, 2015.

Liu Qingfeng, CEO of iFlytek Co Ltd

Liu Qingfeng, CEO of iFlytek Co. Ltd., a leading Chinese AI company, delivers a speech in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin province on August 19, 2017.

Zhou Hongyi, founder and CEO of Qihoo 360

Zhou Hongyi, founder and CEO of Chinese tech and internet security company Qihoo 360 Technology,  takes the stage to speak at the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing on September 12, 2017. 

Lu Shan, chairman of China Road & Bridge Corporation

Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQiyi.com

Chen Dongsheng, founder, chairman and CEO of Taikang Insurance Group

Li Chuyuan, chairman of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings

Zhou Houjian, chairman of Hisense Electronics Co Ltd

Source: China Daily

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