HONG KONG, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Alibaba's record setting IPO on the NYSE made founder Jack Ma the richest man in China, topping the list of Internet and technology tycoons.
Ma is now worth $24.2 billion, which puts him in the top spot on the Hurun Report, China's annual list of the country's richest. He joins tech titans Lei Jun, founder of smartphone maker Xiaomi; Robin Li, co-founder of Chinese search group Baidu; and Pony Ma, founder of Alibaba arch-rival Tencent.