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Hong Feng

China 49 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Smartphones
Industry
Technology
Residence
Beijing
Education
Purdue University (Master of Science)
Shanghai Jiaotong University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering)

Assets

  • Xiaomi Corp.
    597,400,000 shares @ -
    -
    1810-HK

Biography

Hong Feng is a cofounder of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi.

Hong no longer holds any position at the company but still derives his net worth from a Xiaomi stake. He was once in charge of its mobile operating system, MIUI.

Hong Feng worked at Siebel, then he joined Google as a senior software engineer who oversaw apps like Google Calendar and Google Map.

He was later a senior product manager at Google China and led the China team to develop a series of local products like Google Music.