Hurun China Rich List & Unicorn Index Scraper

Scrape any or all of Hurun Research Institute's 45 annual ranking lists — including the China Rich List, Global Unicorn Index (~1,500 unicorns), U30/U40 Founders, Global Rich List, charity rankings, art rankings, brand rankings, and more.

Returns rank position, entity names (Chinese and English), valuations/net worth (CNY billions and USD millions), industry, HQ location, and year-over-year rank change for every entry.

What data does this scraper return?

Each record contains:

Field	Description
rank_list_slug	List identifier (e.g. unicorn, rich, u30)
rank_list_title_zh	List title in Chinese
rank_year	Publication year
rank_position	Position within the list
entity_name_zh	Entity name in Chinese
entity_name_en	Entity name in English
entity_type	person or company
net_worth_cny	Net worth in CNY billions (person lists)
valuation_cny	Valuation in CNY billions (company lists)
net_worth_usd	Net worth in USD millions (person lists)
valuation_usd	Valuation in USD millions (company lists)
industry	Industry classification
hq_location	Headquarters or residence location
photo_url	Photo or logo URL
profile_url	Hurun detail page URL
rank_change_yoy	Year-over-year rank change (integer; null = new entry)

Which ranking lists are available?

Use the lists input to select which lists to scrape. Available pagetype slugs:

Wealth / Rich Lists: rich, global, india, cwomen, u40, gu40

Company / Enterprise Lists: ctop500, itop500, g1000

Unicorn / Startup Lists: unicorn, ggazelles, gcheetahs

Young Entrepreneur Lists: u30, usu30, uku30, canu30, piu35cn, uku35, piu40cn, piu25cn

Education Lists: cschools, cnschools, cbschools, calumni, galumni, ctbschools, ceeschools, ghighschools

Specialty Lists: charity, metaverse, gart, art, bob, ginvestors, brands, lfcinchina, chbrands, cfoods, gdr, cprefood, cfoodindustry, cpbrands, cacpower, ifptop100, cwineries

Input configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
lists	Array	["unicorn", "rich"]	List of pagetype slugs to scrape
maxItems	Integer	required	Maximum total records across all lists

Example — scrape the 2025 Global Unicorn Index (all ~1,500 entries):

{
  "lists": ["unicorn"],
  "maxItems": 2000
}

Example — scrape top 100 from the China Rich List and Global Rich List:

{
  "lists": ["rich", "global"],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Use cases

• VC / PE research: Screen Hurun's unicorn index (the most-cited China-unicorn source in WSJ, FT, Bloomberg, Reuters) for deal flow and competitive intelligence.
• Wealth management: Export China Rich List and Global Rich List for HNWI prospecting and client research.
• Academic / journalism: Track year-over-year ranking changes for Chinese billionaires and unicorn companies.
• ETF / index construction: Build custom indices from Hurun's sector and geography data.
• Family office screening: Cross-reference rich lists with the Hurun Greater China HNWI data.

Notes

• Scrapes the current year's list for each pagetype by default. Historical year data is not yet supported.
• The site blocks most automated tools; this actor gets through automatically.
• rank_change_yoy is null for first-year entries (no prior year to compare against).
• net_worth_cny/net_worth_usd are populated for person-centric lists; valuation_cny/valuation_usd for company-centric lists.