Wang Chuanfu

$23.56B

$13K

as of 10/03/24

About Wang Chuanfu

Wang Chuanfu is the chairman and CEO of BYD and has led it to become one of the world's largest EV companies.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a 10% stake in BYD for $230 million in 2008, although the U.S. investment giant has been trimming the stake.

Born in a farm village in one of China's poorest provinces in 1966, Wang was orphaned as a teen and raised by his elder brother and sister.

The high achiever made it to college, excelling as he trained his sights on battery technology.

Wang cofounded BYD as a rechargeable battery company in the mid 1990s.

Personal stats

Citizenship

People's Republic of China

Source of wealth

Batteries, automobiles

Residence

Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

Marital status

Married

Birth date

02/15/66 (age 58)

Education

Master of Science, Beijing Non-Ferrous Research Institute; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Central South Industrial University of Technology

Self-made

self-made

Wang Chuanfu’s fortune is worth

393K

troy ounces of gold

363K

median U.S. household

236K

median U.S. income

0.471%

U.S. credit card volume

0.094%

GDP of the United States

0.069%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

BYD stands for 'Build Your Dreams.'

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

SHENZHEN | 002594-CN

BYD Co. Ltd. Class A

HONG KONG | 1211-HK

BYD Co. Ltd. Class H