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Lei Jun (born 16 December 1969) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist.He is known for founding the consumer electronics company Xiaomi.As of December 2024, Lei's net worth was estimated at either US$26.4 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the 76th wealthiest person in the world, [3] or at $25.6 billion by Forbes, ranking him 75th worldwide.
— Lei Jun (@leijun) November 13, 2024 Lei, 54, has been dubbed "The Steve Jobs of China." Like the late Apple founder , Lei is fond of donning black shirts, light blue jeans, and sneakers while ...
Xiaomi was founded in 2010 in Beijing by Lei Jun along with six associates. Lei had founded Kingsoft as well as Joyo.com, the latter of which he sold to Amazon for $75 million in 2004. In August 2011, Xiaomi released its first smartphone and, by 2014, it had the largest market share of smartphones sold in China.
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, in an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired over the weekend, revealed just how much the company is spending to get even just one model together. The company ...
Both Xiaomi and its founder, Lei Jun, are big fans of Apple. The Chinese smartphone maker embraces Apple-like designs in its products and advertising, leading some to dub the company "the Apple of ...
Shunwei Capital was founded in 2011 by Lei Jun and Tuck Lye Koh. [1] [2] Lei was previously the CEO of Kingsoft until 2007, as well as founder of Xiaomi in 2010.[1] [3] [2] Meanwhile, Koh was a Singaporean who worked in China for GIC and C.V. Starr Investment Advisors dealing with technology investments.
Lei Jun, founder and CEO of the popular Chinese smartphone brand, said the company’s first electric vehicle would sell for 215,900 yuan ($29,874) to 299,900 yuan ($41,497) in the country.
In 2010 Lin co-founded Xiaomi together with Lei Jun and five other individuals, serving as president of the company. [4] After previously stepping down from his role, in 2019 he became the vice chairman of the company. [5] Lin Bin made the 2024 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $7.1 billion and occupied the 436th position. [1]