William Ding

$30.52B
as of 06/30/24

About William Ding

William Ding is the CEO of NetEase, one of the world's largest online games companies.

In addition to legacy titles such as Fantasy Westward, the company's portfolio also includes casual game Eggy Party and battle game Justice Mobile, which uses AI to generate story lines.

Facing tough competition in games from rival Tencent, NetEase has expanded into movies, e-commerce and online music.

Ding was China's richest man and its first internet and gaming billionaire back in 2003.

The mogul also has an interest in sustainable agriculture, with NetEase's e-commerce arm Yanxuan selling pork sourced from its own farms.

Personal stats

Citizenship

People's Republic of China

Source of wealth

Online games

Residence

Hangzhou, People's Republic of China

Birth date

10/01/71 (age 52)

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Self-made

self-made

William Ding’s fortune is worth

509K

troy ounces of gold

469K

median U.S. household

305K

median U.S. income

0.61%

U.S. credit card volume

0.122%

GDP of the United States

0.09%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

NASDAQ | NTES-US

Netease.com Inc-ADR

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