Forbes China's ranking takes into account the number of employees, revenue, profit, assets, market capitalization and web popularity of the companies.

Li Qingping, chairwoman of China CITIC Bank, and Wu Wei, CFO of Alibaba, finished second and third.

Let's take a look at the top 10 Chinese businesswomen.

Li Qingping (center), chairperson of China CITIC Bank, is present at China CITIC Bank London Branch opening ceremony in London on June 21.

Dong Mingzhu speaks at a conference in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Nov 7, 2017.