Most business owners who made the Hurun list -- both as billionaires and millionaires -- made their fortune in real estate and related industries.

Hurun.net -

"Despite the greatest wealth destruction in the West in the past seventy years, China’s rich are getting richer and putting the credit crunch firmly behind them. The average wealth of the Hurun 1000 grew 30% to US$571 million, surpassing the China boom of 2007."

Other highlights from the list:

From CNN:

• Less than 1 percent on the list inherited their wealth, compared with 25 percent in the United Kingdom and 35 percent in the United States.

• The typical rich list member is a 50-year-old self-made man who started out 16 years ago and has made his money from property development.

• 102 women were among China's 1,000 richest. Chinese women make up more than half the world's richest self-made women.

• The top three hobbies of wealthy Chinese are travel, swimming and golf. The United States, Australia and France are their preferred destinations