Who is Zheng Shuliang?
Zheng Shuliang is the vice chair of China Hongqiao Group, the aluminum producer founded by her late husband, Zhang Shiping. Forbes valued her and her family at $33.2 billion on its 2026 World’s Billionaires list, 63rd in the world and sixth in China, up from $15.4 billion a year earlier 12.
How did Zheng Shuliang make her money?
Through the Hongqiao aluminum business that her husband built and that her son Zhang Bo now leads. Forbes lists aluminum products as the source of the family’s wealth. Bloomberg reports that the Zhang family trust held about 61% of China Hongqiao in a January 2026 filing, and that the family also holds 51% of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, a closely held textile maker. Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index values Zhang Bo and family at $45.0 billion 123.
Early life and education
The sources reviewed do not report her birthplace, schooling or early career. A November 2025 report gave her age as 79 6.
China Hongqiao and Weiqiao
Zhang Shiping, known as the Aluminum King, oversaw the rise of China Hongqiao into the world’s biggest aluminum producer and also founded Weiqiao Textile, which became the world’s largest cotton-textile maker. He died on 23 May 2019 at 72 4. Zheng serves as vice chair of China Hongqiao, and Zhang Bo has been its chief executive since 2011 and its chairman since 2019 35. A December 2025 report, citing the Shandong Business Daily, said she transferred all her shares in Shandong Weiqiao Entrepreneur Group to her children in January 2025 7. Read Zheng Shuliang’s companies.
Family
She and Zhang Shiping had three children, including Zhang Bo, who runs Hongqiao, and Zhang Hongxia, who chairs Weiqiao Textile 346. See Zheng Shuliang’s family.
Zheng Shuliang net worth
Forbes put her and her family at $33.2 billion on its 2026 list, based on stock prices and exchange rates of 1 March 2026, about ₹3.1 lakh crore at ₹94 to the dollar. The family’s wealth was 180.9 billion yuan on Forbes’ 2025 China Rich List 16. See Zheng Shuliang net worth, our ranking of the wealthiest women in the world and the top 50 richest people in the world.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Zheng Shuliang?
The vice chair of China Hongqiao Group and the widow of its founder Zhang Shiping.
What is Zheng Shuliang's net worth?
$33.2 billion with her family on Forbes’ 2026 World’s Billionaires list, 63rd in the world.