Meet Zhang Xin, a Chinese real estate mogul who's richer than Oprah

2013-07-02T18:31:00-04:00

Zhang, a Chinese real estate developer, is the seventh richest self-made women in the world, worth $3.6 billion, according to Forbes. She's worth $800 million more than Oprah Winfrey, the world's best known self-made female billionaire. Not only does Zhang's rags-to-riches story mirror that of China itself, but it is Zhang who has shaped much of the country's modern urban landscape, with the logo of her company SOHO China, on the side of buildings wherever you turn in Beijing.

Galaxy SOHO, designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Zaha Hadid for Zhang' SOHO China, was built in 2012 on a 50,000 square meter plot in central Beijing. It was Hadid's first building in Beijing.

Zaha Hadid makes rich list for first time

2011-05-10T16:05:55-04:00

Zaha Hadid has made the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time, with her personal wealth estimated at £37 million. Hadid features in the extended list of the UK’s 2,000 wealthiest people, due to be published in full later this month. The threshold for entering the top 1000 is £70 million.

Previously discussed: Zaha Hadid to make 100 staff redundant

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Meet Zhang Xin, a Chinese real estate mogul who's richer than Oprah

Zaha Hadid makes rich list for first time