It seems while Chinese men are earning more money , they 're also losing more hair . A quarter of Chinese males are going bald , according to the People 's Daily . If their bald patches were combined together , the size would cover 4,725 square kilometres which is roughly a quarter of Beijing or three times the size of London . Hair-rising fact : A quarter of the 800 million men in China are getting bald or are already bald , expert says . The new survey , which interviewed 5,779 men from five Chinese cities , including Beijing , Shanghai and Guangzhou revealed that 25 per cent of men are losing their hair . The balding rate among men in China is increasing and the phenomenon is appearing in younger crowds , wrote the People 's Daily . The thinning trend shows more men are losing their hair compared with a previous survey in 2005 . The state-run media also suggested that young and middle-aged men form the majority of China 's 'army of balds ' . The same survey also revealed that 95 per cent of Chinese men with the issue do n't seek conventional medical treatments – instead they prefer other ways of treatment such as folk or secret prescriptions . Lu Jun , the Deputy Secretary of Chinese Medical Doctor Association , said there are approximately 200 million bald and balding males in China . The survey was conducted after Li Yapeng , a popular actor in China and a former heartthrob , was photographed drinking soup in a restaurant with a balding head . Analysis : Chinese media attribute the phenomenon to a mix of causes , including stress and irregular lifestyle .
70 – 80 per cent of Chinese men have hair - losing tattoos . Their combined bald patches cover 4,725 square kilometres . Young and middle - aged men constitute the majority of China 's ' army of balds '