Wealthy Chinese rise to 1.6m in past decade, up nearly 9 times: survey

Beijing

THE number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in China has risen nearly 9 times since a decade ago, a private survey released on Tuesday showed, as strong growth in the world's second-largest economy has spurred wealth creation.

Chinese with at least 10 million yuan (S$2 million) of investable assets hit 1.6 million in 2016, up from 180,000 in 2006, according to the 2017 China Private Wealth Report by Bain Consulting and China Merchants Bank.