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Lei Jun
Founder and CEO, Xiaomi
$13.67B
$100.7M (0.7%)
as of 07/02/24
About Lei Jun
Lei Jun is the cofounder and chairman 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.
In 2021 Xiaomi announced its plan to make electric cars, which Lei called his "last major start-up project."
Lei also chairs Hong Kong-listed software firm Kingsoft and is an investor in JOYY Inc., a Nasdaq-listed live streaming and social media platform formerly known as YY.com.
Personal stats
Citizenship
People's Republic of ChinaSource of wealth
SmartphonesResidence
Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
12/16/69 (age 54)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Wuhan UniversitySelf-made
self-madeLei Jun’s fortune is worth
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228K
troy ounces of gold
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210K
median U.S. household
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137K
median U.S. income
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0.273%
U.S. credit card volume
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0.055%
GDP of the United States
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0.04%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Lei's first success was selling online retailer Joyo.com to Amazon in 2004 for $75 million.
Net worth over time
Real-time ranking
Financial assets
NYSE | CMCM-US
Cheetah MobileNASDAQ | YY-US
JOYY Inc.Sponsored ADRHONG KONG | 3888-HK
Kingsoft Corp LtdHONG KONG | 1810-HK
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