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Lei Jun

China 56 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Smartphones, automobiles
Industry: Technology
Residence: Beijing
Organization: Founder and CEO at Xiaomi
Education: Wuhan University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering)
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

Assets

Cheetah Mobile

0 shares @ -

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CMCM-US
JOYY Inc. Sponsored ADR

6,137,000 shares @ -

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JOYY-US
Kingsoft Corp Ltd

178,190,000 shares @ -

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3888-HK
Xiaomi Corp.

6,054,180,000 shares @ -

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1810-HK

Biography

Lei Jun is cofounder, chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-listed Xiaomi, one of the world's most popular smartphone brands.

Best known for its value-for-money devices, Xiaomi has also been trying to crack the high-end market.

The company is making inroads in the electric vehicle market as well, after Lei first announced his EV ambition in 2021.

So far, Xiaomi has launched the SU7 electric sedan and the YU7 electric SUV. Both models are known for their affordable prices and stylish design.

Lei is also the chairman of Hong Kong-listed software firm Kingsoft and an investor in JOYY, a Nasdaq-listed live-streaming and social media platform formerly known as YY.com.

About

Lei's first success was selling online retailer Joyo.com to Amazon in 2004 for $75 million.