Guming says it targets smaller cities where bubble tea is not as readily available and growth outpaces that of megacities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China's largest bubble tea firm, Mixue Group, will begin bookbuilding for its Hong Kong initial public offering by the end of February to raise about $500 million, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Yun'an Wang started his journey with one small bubble tea shop that he opened in his hometown. Today, his tea chain has over 10,000 shops.

Wang joins the growing club of Chinese bubble tea billionaires who have sprouted in recent years amid soaring demand for the drinks – a US$9.6bil market in 2018 that’s forecast to balloon into US$71bil in three years.

Wang Yun’an, founder of beverage chain Good me, has become China’s latest “bubble tea billionaire” with a net worth of $1.2 billion after an initial public offering (IPO).

CHINA’S largest bubble tea firm, Mixue Group, will begin bookbuilding for its Hong Kong initial public offering by the end of February to raise about US$500 million, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Guming Holdings’ US$233 million Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) bolstered the value of the stake owned by its millennial founder, Yun’an Wang, to US$1.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Shares were sold at HK$9.94 each in the IPO.

Guming Holdings Ltd.’s Chief Financial Officer Hailing Meng tells The China Show about the bubble tea maker's expansion plans and its secret sauce in a fierce market following a $233 million Hong Kong IPO.

The mainland’s top bubble tea maker plans to launch its IPO later this month and list in early March, report says.