Robin Li was named the richest man on the Chinese mainland by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index in December 2013. Mr Li's net worth has climbed by US$4.8 billion, or 65 per cent, to US$12.231 billion. Mr Li took part in a Q&A session with Ronnie Chan of Hang Lung Group, at the 2014 Asian Financial Forum, which took place in Hong Kong last week.