Wang Chuanfu

Founder and CEO, BYD

$28.1B

$308.4M (1.1%)

as of 03/17/25

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 1995.

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 59)

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

468K

troy ounces of gold

432K

median U.S. household

281K

median U.S. income

0.562%

U.S. credit card volume

0.112%

GDP of the United States

0.083%

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