With a fortune of 175 billion yuan ($24.68 billion), Yang Huiyan, vice-chairwoman of Country Garden, has been crowned China's richest woman for the third consecutive year, according to the Hurun Richest Women in China 2019 list released by Hurun Research Institute.

Wu Yajun, chairwoman of Longfor Properties, ranked second with a personal wealth of 85 billion yuan, followed by Zhong Huijuan, chairwoman of Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group, with 84 billion yuan.

The collective wealth of the top 50 female entrepreneurs on the list was 1.3 trillion yuan, while average wealth rose 25 percent year-on-year to 26.9 billion yuan, a fourfold increase from 10 years ago.

Let's take a look at the top 10 richest women in China.

No 10 Cheng Xue

Employees of Foshan Haitian Flavoring & Food Co Ltd, July 26, 2016. [Photo/IC]

No 9 Zhang Yin

Zhang Yin, chairwoman of Nine Dragons Paper, poses for a photo in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province, Sept 5, 2011. [Photo/IC]

No 8 Lu Zhongfang

Offcn Education Technology is a private institution that offers training for the civil service exam. [Photo/IC]

No 7 Xie Qirun and her mother Zheng Xiangling

Xie Qirun (Theresa Tse), chairwoman of Chinese Biological Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, attends a sub-forum during the 2018 T-EDGE Conference & Awards in Beijing, Dec 14, 2018. [Photo/IC]

No 6 Ji Kaiting and her father Ji Haipeng

Ji Haipeng (center), chairman of Logan Property Holdings. [Photo/IC]

No 5 Chen Lihua

Chen Lihua is chairwoman of Fu Wah International Group. [Photo/IC]

No 4 Fan Hongwei

Fan Hongwei, vice-chairwoman of Hengli Group [Photo/hengli.com]

No 3 Zhong Huijuan

Zhong Huijuan, chairwoman of Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group. [Photo/VCG]

No 2 Wu Yajun

Wu Yajun, chairwoman of Longfor Properties Co, attends a news conference in Hong Kong, on March 18, 2015. [Photo/VCG]

No 1 Yang Huiyan

Yang Huiyan, vice-chairwoman of Country Garden. [Photo/Country Garden]