William Lei Ding
$32.09B
as of 08/16/23
About William Lei Ding
William Ding is the CEO of NetEase, one of the world's largest online and mobile games businesses.
NetEase's business partners include Mojang, a subsidiary of Microsoft, and Blizzard Entertainment.
NetEase, facing tough competition in games from Chinese rival Tencent, expanded into movies, online music and e-commerce.
Ding was China's richest man and its first internet and gaming billionaire back in 2003.
Ding holds a B.S. degree in communication technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Personal stats
Citizenship
People's Republic of ChinaSource of wealth
Online gamesResidence
Hangzhou, People's Republic of ChinaBirth date
10/01/71 (age 53)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSelf-made
self-madeWilliam Lei Ding’s fortune is worth
535K
troy ounces of gold
494K
median U.S. household
321K
median U.S. income
0.642%
U.S. credit card volume
0.128%
GDP of the United States
0.094%
United States debt
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NASDAQ | NTES-US
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