Zong Qinghou

Zong Qinghou
宗庆后
Delegate to the National People's Congress
In office
2002–2018
Personal details
Born(1945-10-11)11 October 1945
Suqian, Jiangsu, China
Died25 February 2024(2024-02-25) (aged 78)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseShi Youzhen
ChildrenZong Fuli (宗馥莉; Kelly Zong, daughter)
OccupationBusinessman
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZōng Qìnghòu

Zong Qinghou (Chinese: 宗庆后; 11 October 1945 – 25 February 2024) was a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage company. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion.