Father Yu Tian, ??a legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, and mother Li Yaping.

Ranking second in the family, she has an elder sister, Yu Xiaoping, and a younger brother, Yu Xiangquan.

Yu Yuanqi’s ex-boyfriend Ng Man Tat, whose English name is Mark, comes from a family of doctors and is the owner of Xinghe and Xingcai plastic surgery clinics. The two were initially introduced to each other through Yu Xiaoping. After 7 months of dating, Yu Yuanqi was cheated on and the two broke up in a low-key manner.