2. Zong Qinghou

•  Net Worth: $11.2 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: beverages
•  Citizen: China
•  Age: 68

Zong Qinghou, the beverage industry tycoon who topped FORBES list of China's richest in 2010 and 2012, slips back to No. 2 amid slow earnings growth at Wahaha, the beverage giant he leads. Revenue grew 9.4% to $5.9 billion in the first 6 months of 2013. Zong sustained injuries to tendons in 2 fingers in August when a man, disgruntled after Zong declined to offer him a job, cut the beverage entrepreneur with a knife. He was back in the office a few days later.