Zhou Qunfei, founder of Lens Technology, topped Hurun Research Institute’s 2026 ranking of China’s richest women with an estimated fortune that rose 15% from a year earlier.
Hurun’s Oct. 28 release put Zhou’s wealth at 127 billion yuan, or about $19 billion. The estimate uses a Sept. 1, 2026, valuation snapshot. Hurun says it counts individual wealth it can distinguish from family holdings.
This is the second time Zhou has topped the list. She first did so in 2015, when Lens listed in Shenzhen. Zhong Huijuan ranked second at $18.5 billion, followed by Kwong Siu Hing at $14.3 billion.
Hurun cited demand for AI hardware and smart-car displays, as well as Lens’ Hong Kong listing, in explaining Zhou’s return to the top. Lens began trading in Hong Kong on July 9, 2025, and reported net proceeds of about HK$5.40 billion from the offering.
For the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, Lens reported revenue of 74.41 billion yuan, up 6.46% from the previous year. Net profit attributable to its parent company’s shareholders reached 4.02 billion yuan, a 10.87% increase.
Lens said it assembled AI glasses for domestic customers, mass-produced precision parts for overseas customers, and supplied products for smart vehicles and cockpits. Hurun’s profile traces the company to a glass-processing workshop Zhou started in 1993, when she was 23. The profile says she moved from a village in Hunan to Shenzhen as a migrant worker and made watch glass on a factory line.
Hurun said 65% of women on its 2026 list built their fortunes themselves, while 35% inherited their wealth. Industrial products accounted for the largest share of fortunes, at 14%, and AI-related businesses made up 10%.
