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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.
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 unveiling Xiaomi's products.. In 2014 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...