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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 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
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 ...
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 ...
Lei Jun, the CEO of the group, would also serve as the CEO of the intelligent electric vehicle business. [2] On September 1, 2021, Xiaomi Automobile Co., Ltd. was officially established. On November 27, 2021, the Municipal Government of Beijing and Xiaomi officially signed a cooperation agreement, formally announcing Xiaomi Automobile's ...
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 ...