Chinese billionaires outnumber those in the Unites States for the first time.

中国亿万富翁人数首度超过美国。

China now boasts 596 billionaires - 60 more than the U.S.- after a staggering 242 Chinese people became billionaires for the first time in just one year, according to a new survey. The Unites States continues to dominate the list of wealthiest people on the planet with Americans making up seven of the top ten. Not a single Chinese entry made it into the top ten.

中国引以为傲的是其596个亿万富翁，超出美国60人——据一新的调查称，一年之内，中国有242人首度跻身亿万富翁行列。世界最富富豪榜单美国依旧占主导地位，前十名中有七名美国人，前十之中没有一个是中国人。

The wealthiest man on the globe is Microsoft founder¹ Bill Gates. China's richest citizen is entertainment mogul Wang Jianlin, owner of AMC cinemas and founder of conglomerate² Wanda, has a net worth of $34.4billion - less than half than that of Gates.

世界首富是微软创始人比尔·盖茨。中国最富公民是娱乐界大亨王健林，美国AMC影院持有者兼万达企业集团创始人，资产净值344亿美元，不到盖茨资产一半。

The fortunes of five richest U.S. citizens is also three times that of China's top five. But there is no denying that China's richest are catching³ up.

同样，美国首富前五名财富是中国首富前五三倍之多，但不可否认中国首富有后起直追之势。

China is now leading the world for numbers of billionaires in what they describe as a historical 'turning point.' However, for a country with 1.4billion people, its 596 billionaires make up just 0.00072 per cent of its overall population. In comparison, Americans have a far higher number of billionaires per capita, at 0.05 per cent of the overall population.

中国以其亿万富翁人数之多引领世界，即其所谓历史性“转折点”。然而，对于一个人口达14亿的国家，596名亿万富翁仅占总人口的0.00072%。相比之下，美国人均亿万富翁比远远高于中国，占总人口的0.05%。

Much of the boom was down to the rise of fortunes in information technology and manufacturing. Experts say the trend also represents more privatization of the Chinese economy.

财富的激增归因于信息技术和制造业的财富增长。专家说这一趋势亦代表更多中国经济私有化。