Martin Lau
$2.98B
as of 08/18/26
About Martin Lau
Martin Lau is the president of Chinese internet giant Tencent.
He became a billionaire for the first time in 2017 after Tencent shares jumped by a third over the previous year.
Beijing-born Lau grew up in Hong Kong and was educated in the U.S. He left Goldman Sachs to join Tencent as chief strategy and investment officer in 2005.
Tencent's growth was hit amid China's crackdown on tech companies in 2021, but it managed to make a comeback by introducing new games and selling more ads on the popular WeChat messaging app.
He sits on the board of several Hong Kong- and overseas-listed companies, such as online discount retailer Vipshop.
Personal stats
Citizenship
Hong KongSource of wealth
InternetResidence
Hong Kong, Hong KongBirth date
04/01/73 (age 53)Education
Master of Business Administration, Kellogg School of Management; Master of Science in Engineering, Stanford University; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of MichiganSelf-made
self-madeMartin Lau’s fortune is worth
50K
troy ounces of gold
46K
median U.S. household
30K
median U.S. income
0.06%
U.S. credit card volume
0.012%
GDP of the United States
0.009%
United States debt
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After dominating the Chinese instant-messaging sector with its WeChat app, Tencent grew to become one of the world's largest purveyors of online gaming.
Net worth over time
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Financial assets
NASDAQ | JD-US
JD.com Inc.HONG KONG | 3690-HK
Meituan DianpingHONG KONG | 700-HK
TencentHONG KONG | 700-HK
TencentHONG KONG | 700-HK
TencentHONG KONG | 700-HK
TencentHONG KONG | 700-HK
TencentHONG KONG | 700-HK
TencentHONG KONG | 700-HK
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