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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.
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.
In 1988, Kingsoft was founded and in the same year launched the first edition of the Kingsoft Office suite (renamed to WPS Office in 2014). [1]In 2011, Lei Jun returned to Kingsoft where he became its chairman while also chairing Xiaomi.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said in an X post on Tuesday that the company had produced 100,000 Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicles in 230 days. Luna Lin/AFP via Getty Images Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun posted a photo of ...
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 ...
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi Corp will ratchet up its challenge to Apple by focusing on the high-end segment of the global smartphone market, according to company founder and chief executive Lei Jun ...
The co-founder of BYD Auto [14] 13: 85 Yang Huiyan & family 42–43 18.7-US$10.9B: Owns 57 % of Country Garden's stakes [15] 14: 88 Fan Hongwei & family 57–58 18.2 Hengli Group [16] 15: 91 Jiang Rensheng: 71–72 17.7-US$6.7B: The founder of Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co [17] 16: 91 Wang Wenyin: 56–57 17.7 +US$4.5B: The chairman of ...
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 ...