1006On October 30, 2025, Forbes China officially released the "Top 100 Most Influential Chinese Elites" list, aiming to select 100 outstanding Chinese individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and industry influence globally in fields such as business, technology, culture, and public service. This year’s list spans critical sectors including semiconductors, internet, consumer goods, sports, and sustainability, reflecting a more diverse and multi-layered landscape of Chinese elite influence on the global stage.
Honorees include Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, NVIDIA Global Vice President Nian Liu, Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai, P&G Greater China CEO Min Xu, PepsiCo Asia-Pacific CEO Chang’an Xie, Nike Greater China Chairman and CEO Wei Dong, McDonald's China CEO Kathy Zhang, DuPont Global Vice President Tong Wu, LinkedIn Greater China Managing Director Qian Wang, Chairman & Founding Partner of JiaYu Capital Jack Wei, Ozon Greater China President Xiao Huang, and tennis player Qinwen Zheng. Recognized for his continuous innovation and industrial impact in carbon management, Yan Luhui, Founder and CEO of Carbonstop, is also featured on this prestigious list.
Creating Value, Defining the Future
On October 30, the “2025 Forbes China Top 100 Most Influential Chinese Elites” list was unveiled as scheduled, selecting 100 benchmark figures from the global Chinese community who achieved remarkable accomplishments and demonstrated significant global influence between 2024 and 2025.
Forbes China noted that the honorees are young talents who define “speed and the future,” pioneers who build from 0 to 1. Their influence is deeply intertwined with the enterprise value of the companies they founded or lead—companies that have already reached considerable scale and possess clear, quantifiable valuations. They represent the new economy and embody the core commercial vitality of the list.
The Forbes China Chinese Elite series has been held for five consecutive years, aiming to document the evolution of the global Chinese elite community. In recent years, Chinese elites have exhibited distinctive traits such as cross-sector integration, global strategic deployment, long-termism, and commitment to social value.
(Yan Luhui, Founder and CEO of Carbonstop, at the Forbes China Top 100 Most Influential Chinese Elites Award Ceremony)
Measuring the World by Carbon Footprint, Defining the Future through Action
Yan Luhui is the Founder and CEO of Carbonstop. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Oxford and is recognized as a UK Outstanding Alumnus, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Reviewer for the UN IPCC Expert Management Committee, and a member of the GHG Protocol Scope 3 Technical Working Group for international carbon accounting standards.
Yan Luhui believes: “Carbon management is a century-long endeavor—the most crucial element is persistence. Facing the increasingly urgent challenge of climate change, Carbonstop is committed to expanding its impact through sustained action—starting from every individual choice and every enterprise we serve, driving industries to conduct carbon accounting, management, and reduction, ultimately achieving carbon neutrality, and delivering Carbonstop-originated solutions to this global challenge.”
Starting with the End in Mind, Moving Forward Continuously
Recognition from the Forbes list affirms the past and sets expectations for the future. For Yan Luhui and the Carbonstop team, this honor marks only a new beginning.
The next decade will be critical for China to achieve carbon peak and represents a vital window period for transforming carbon neutrality from concept into action. Carbonstop will continue deepening its expertise in carbon management, leveraging technological innovation and service enhancement to support more enterprises throughout their carbon neutrality journey. Corporate carbon management is shifting from passive compliance toward value creation.True value emerges when enterprises internalize carbon management as a core capability: setting clear emission reduction targets, designing actionable decarbonization pathways, and continuously managing carbon performance. Carbonstop will stand alongside enterprises as a committed partner on this path.
“All begin well, but few reach the end.” In an era full of challenges and opportunities, Yan Luhui and his team are actively writing a new chapter for China’s carbon management field. Their story proves that true value creators not only seize the present but also define the future.
