Portrait of Zong Fuli

Rank #486

Zong Fuli

Net worth $7.8B

Beverages · China

Born
Jan 01, 1982
Age
44
Source
Beverages
Residence
Hangzhou
Citizenship
China
Marital status
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Science, Pepperdine University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Zong Fuli, also known as Kelly, is the daughter of beverage giant Hangzhou Wahaha Group's late founder Zong Qinghou.
  • Her wealth is based on a company stake inherited in 2024, after the elder Zong passed away earlier in the year.
  • Once Wahaha's chairman and CEO, Kelly stepped down in September 2025.
  • She already stepped down once in 2024, before being reinstated months later after resolving an unspecified shareholder dispute at the time.
  • In 2025, she was sued in Hong Kong over $2.1 billion worth of trust assets by three plaintiffs who claim to be her half siblings.
  • Started in Hangzhou in 1987, the company's name Wahaha mimics the sound of a laughing child.