Forbes China Unveils List Of 300 Top Innovators, Entrepreneurs And Leaders Under Age 30 (2025)

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Forbes China today unveiled the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 China List.

Forbes China

Forbes China, the Chinese-language edition of Forbes, today unveiled the 2017 edition of its annual “30 Under 30 China” list featuring 300 young innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders who are challenging conventions and making an impact in the world.

The list includes 30 members under the age of 30 for each of the 10 categories that make up the list. The 10 categories include consumer technology;enterprise technology; entertainment and sports; the arts; finance and venture capital; industry, manufacturing and energy; healthcare and science; social entrepreneurs and education; media, marketing and advertising; and retail and e-commerce.

The oldest listee was born in 1987; the youngest are two 17-year-olds, Roy Wang and Jackson Yi, from the teenage Chinese boy band TFBOYS. Other notable listees include Dai Wei, founder of bicycle-sharing company ofo.

Listees were vetted in part by more than 30 judges including Ctrip CEO Jane Sun, Sequoia Capital China's founding and managing partner Neil Shen, ZhenFund founder Bob Xu, IDG Capital Global chairman Hugo Shong and Primavera Capital founder Fred Hu. The full list appears below.

Note: Names marked with an asterisk are mainland members of the Forbes “30 Under 30 Asia” list published in April (click here for more details). Click here for the Chinese-language version of this list.

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Art and Style, Food and Drink

Gao Ziqing, 26

Founder, OHMYDEAR!

Zhou Chong, 27

Founder, MINGO Bar & Restaurant

Wang Lingkai, 29

Founder, Meal Salad

Qian Honglin, 29

Founder, Hybrid Community

Shen Ting, 27

Founder, Loopin

Lin Han, Lei Wanying, 29, 29

Cofounders, M Woods

Yao Jiusi, 26

Founder, buds

Chen Peng, 25

Founder, CHENPENG

Li Tingwei, 28

Founder, J:Gallery

Liu Yunhe, 29

Founder, 45tea

Liu Zhe, 23

Founder, Tmoji

Wen Hao, 25

Founder, Flower Talks

Wang Shenghan, 28

Founder, Zui E Niang（醉鹅娘）

Wang Simin, 29

Founder, Whale Design

Meng Bing, 28

Founder, Xishaoye（西少爷）

Li Yushan, 29

Cofounder, PRONOUNCE

Zhang Jiuzhou, Wei Min, 28, 27

Founders, Xivo design inc.

Lu Yiwen, 29

Founder, Darry Ring

Ming Zhu, 25

Founder, Guan Cha

Chen Huanting, 27

Founder, Shanghai Future Art Center

Huang Weiqiang, 26

Founder, Sexy Salad

Zoe Zhang, 29

Founder, Artabler

Lotus Lee, 26

Founder, Lotus Lee Culture & Communications

*Chen Xuzhi, 24

Fashion designer, Xu Zhi

*Li Jiapei, 27

Fashion designer, Andrea Jiapei Li

*Vivien Zhang, 26

Artist

*Zhang Tianyi, 26

CEO, Funiutang Food Culture

*Chen Xiaoyi, 24

Photographer

*Denny Liu, 28

Founder, LeChun Food & Technology

*Liu Wen, 29

Supermodel

Forbes China Judges:

Benjamin Wood, Founder, Studio Shanghai

Yang Mingjie, Designer

Lin Ping-Sheng, Chairman, Yon Ho Foods China

Zhou Tiehai, Artist

Consumer Technology

Yu Renji, 27

Founder & CEO, ChanVR Technology

Ken Leng, 24

Founder, Leju (Shenzhen) Robotics

Daren Li, 28

Principal Architect, Baidu NLP

Li Jiajun, 27

Founder & CEO, Humanplus Intelligent Robotics

Victor Tan, 26

CEO, Hangzhou Apin Network Technology co., Ltd

LV Liang, 26

Founder & CEO, Shanghai Xinlian Information Technology

Xu Xinming, 28

Founder & CEO, Shenzhen Shilili Hotel Investment Management

Zhang Yibo, 29

Cofounder & VP of Marketing, Beijing Niu Technology

Willy Zhuang, 29

Founder & CEO, XINGKEDUO（星客多）

Ethan Hong, 24

Founder, Lansun Information Technology

Gary Sheng, 25

Founder & CEO, Piggy Co. Ltd

Daniel Yang, 28

Founder & CEO, Hellobike

Siri, 28

Founder & CEO, Beijing Muke Technology Co., Ltd.

Spencer Sun, 28

Founder & CEO, Xunpai

Patrick Dai, 29

Founder & CEO, Qtum

Zhang Du, 21

Cofounder, ShunShun Education

Ocean Guan, 25

Founder & CEO, Guangzhou NingMi Information Technology Co. Ltd

Eric Tao, 25

Founder & CEO, HOLLA

Wu Yujun, 27

Founder & CEO, AiLingual Inc.

*Yu Jia, 28

CEO, UniCareer

*Liam Bates, Jessica Lam, 28, 28

Cofounders, Origins Technology

*Yang Jianbo, 26

Founder, KEYI Technology

*Sun Tianqi, 27

Founder, Vincross

*Hu Tao, 29

Founder, XunQiu

*Dai Wei, 26

Founder, ofo

*Guo Lie, 28

Founder, Shenzhen Lianmeng Technology

*Zhang Bohan, 26

Founder, Poputar

*Liu Jingkang, Chen Jinyao, Chen Yongqiang, 25, 25, 25

Cofounders, Shenzhen Arashi Vision

*Justin Sun, 26

Founder, Peiwo Technology

*Lu Wenyong, 29

Cofounder, Edaixi

Forbes China Judges:

Neil Shen, Founding Managing Partner, Sequoia China

David Su, Founding Managing Partner, Matrix Partners China

Liu Erhai, Founding and Managing Partner, Joy Capital

Enterprise Technology

Shiwei Song, 29

Founder & CEO, Chilun Yichuang

Li Ping, 27

Cofounder & COO, Newborntown

Jing Tianwei, 28

Vice President, Ruff

Chen Anni, 24

Founder & CEO, Kuaikanmanhua

Chen Zhen, 24

Founder & CEO, Qfeeltech (Beijing)

Wu Xin, Chen Yunfei, 28, 29

Cofounders,Terminus

Haoliang Chen, 27

CEO, Speakln

Zeng Yuan, 24

Cofounder & COO, vzoom credit

Roy Lin, 27

CEO, Changelink

Cui Chao, 29

CEO, KuickDeal

Zhang Cong, 29

Founder & CEO, DKVISION

Cheng Wenbo, 28