In brief
- No verified estimate of Xi Jinping’s personal net worth exists as of October 2026.
- His official salary was reported at about 136,620 yuan, or roughly $22,000 a year, in 2015.
- A 2012 Bloomberg report traced family investments in companies with $376 million in assets, mostly held by his sister’s family.
- Bloomberg found no assets traced to Xi, his wife Peng Liyuan or his daughter.
As of October 2026, there is no verified figure for Xi Jinping’s personal net worth. China does not publish its leaders’ assets. His official salary was reported at about 136,620 yuan, or roughly $22,000 a year, after a 2015 pay rise. Most published net worth numbers online are guesses without sources.
Xi Jinping is General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman of the Central Military Commission and President of the People’s Republic of China. He has led the party since 2012 and the state since 2013. This article sets out what is on record about his pay, his family’s business interests and his career.
What is Xi Jinping’s net worth in 2026?
No credible publication has produced a verified estimate of Xi Jinping’s own wealth. Forbes and Bloomberg do not list him on their billionaire rankings, and Chinese officials are not required to make public asset declarations.
Also readMichael Dell Net Worth 2026: $241.6 Billion After October SlideSome websites quote figures from $1.5 million to several billion dollars. None of these cite documents, so we do not repeat them here. The only figures on record are his official salary and the assets that reporters traced to members of his extended family.
| Item | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Official annual salary (after 2015 raise) | 136,620 yuan (about $22,000) | CNN Money, January 2015 |
| Extended family’s investments in companies | Total company assets of $376 million | Bloomberg, June 2012 |
| Indirect stake in a rare earths company | 18% of a firm with $1.73 billion in assets | Bloomberg, June 2012 |
| Stake in a listed technology company | $20.2 million | Bloomberg, June 2012 |
| Assets traced to Xi, his wife or daughter | None found | Bloomberg, June 2012 |
Xi Jinping’s salary
In January 2015, Chinese state media reported a pay rise for central government officials, the first since 2006. CNN Money reported that the change put the president’s salary at about 136,620 yuan a year, roughly $22,000 at the time.
That rise was reported at around 60%. Even after it, the salary is far below what leaders of other large economies are paid. The US president, for comparison, earns $400,000 a year.
Senior Chinese officials receive state housing, transport, security and other benefits that are not counted in salary. Quartz noted in 2015 that these benefits make the cash salary a poor guide to living standards.
The 2012 Bloomberg report on his family
In June 2012, shortly before Xi became party leader, Bloomberg News published an investigation into the business interests of his extended family. The report found investments in companies with total assets of $376 million, an 18% indirect stake in a rare earths company with $1.73 billion in assets and a $20.2 million holding in a listed technology company.
Most of these interests belonged to his older sister Qi Qiaoqiao, her husband Deng Jiagui and their daughter Zhang Yannan. Bloomberg said it traced no assets to Xi, his wife Peng Liyuan or their daughter Xi Mingze. It also said it found no evidence that Xi had intervened in his relatives’ business deals or that anyone had done anything wrong.
The figures were company asset totals, not net worth, because they did not account for debts. China blocked Bloomberg’s websites after the report was published.
In 2016, the Panama Papers leak reported by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists named Deng Jiagui as having held offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands. The reporting did not show any link to Xi’s own finances.
How Xi Jinping rose to power
Xi joined the Communist Party in 1974. He began his career in local government in Zhengding County, Hebei, in 1982, then spent about 17 years in Fujian province, including time as governor.
He became party secretary of Zhejiang province in 2002 and was briefly party chief of Shanghai in 2007. He entered the Politburo Standing Committee in 2007 and served as Vice President from 2008 to 2013.
In November 2012, he became General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. He was elected President in March 2013.
Third term and constitutional changes
In March 2018, China’s National People’s Congress removed the two-term limit on the presidency. In October 2022, Xi began a third five-year term as party leader, and in March 2023 he was elected President for a third term.
His time in office has included a long anti-corruption campaign that has disciplined many officials, the Belt and Road Initiative abroad and a stronger focus on national security. His political ideas were written into the party constitution in 2017.
Early life and education
Xi Jinping was born in Beijing on 15 June 1953. His father, Xi Zhongxun, was a revolutionary leader who later served as a vice premier.
His father was purged in the early 1960s, and during the Cultural Revolution Xi was sent to Liangjiahe, a village in Shaanxi province, where he lived and worked for about seven years.
He studied chemical engineering at Tsinghua University and graduated in 1979. He later received a doctorate in law from Tsinghua’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2002.
Family
Xi is married to Peng Liyuan, a well-known folk singer who held the rank of major general as a performer with the army’s song and dance troupe. They married in 1987 and have one daughter, Xi Mingze, who studied at Harvard University.
Xi was earlier married to Ke Lingling, the daughter of a Chinese diplomat. That marriage ended in divorce in the early 1980s.
Why the figures matter
Questions about leaders’ wealth are common because the public cannot check official asset records in China. The data that does exist comes from salary announcements and from investigative reporting on relatives’ company holdings.
For comparison with other political figures, see our list of the richest politicians in the USA, where disclosure rules are much stricter.
Sources: CNN Money, China Digital Times summary of the Bloomberg report, Quartz.
Frequently asked questions
What is Xi Jinping’s net worth?
There is no verified figure. China does not publish the assets of its leaders, and Forbes and Bloomberg do not rank him. Numbers quoted on many websites have no documented source. His official salary is about 136,620 yuan, or roughly $22,000 a year.
How much is Xi Jinping paid?
CNN Money reported in January 2015 that a pay rise for senior officials set the Chinese president’s salary at about 136,620 yuan a year, roughly $22,000 at the time. He also receives state housing, transport and security, which are not part of the salary.
Is Xi Jinping’s family rich?
A 2012 Bloomberg investigation found that his extended family, mainly his sister Qi Qiaoqiao and her husband Deng Jiagui, had investments in companies with $376 million in total assets. Bloomberg traced no assets to Xi, his wife or daughter and found no evidence of wrongdoing.
How long has Xi Jinping been in power?
Xi became General Secretary of the Communist Party in November 2012 and President in March 2013. After term limits on the presidency were removed in 2018, he began a third term as party leader in 2022 and as President in March 2023.
Who is Xi Jinping’s wife?
Xi Jinping’s wife is Peng Liyuan, a well-known Chinese folk singer. They married in 1987 and have one daughter, Xi Mingze, who studied at Harvard University. Peng Liyuan often accompanies Xi on state visits abroad.
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