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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.
XPeng was co-founded in 2014 by Xia Heng (Henry Xia) and He Tao, former senior executives at GAC Group with expertise in automotive technology and research and development. Initial backers included: the founder of UCWeb and former Alibaba executive He Xiaopeng, namesake and current Chairman of XPeng, and Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi.
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 ...
In December, Lei told state broadcaster CCTV that Xiaomi devoted 3,400 engineers and 10 billion Chinese renminbi ($1.4 billion) towards the company's first prototype vehicle. He noted that the ...
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.
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]
Inaugurated in 2014 by New York-based non-profit organization the Asia Society, in partnership with Citibank, the first ceremony was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. [1] A total of thirteen honorees were awarded, including Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and internet entrepreneur Jack Ma , who was honoured as the first ...