Jun Lei
Chinese, founder & CEO of Xiaomi
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Jun Lei
雷军,男,汉族,1969年12月16日出生于湖北省仙桃市,无党派,大学学历,理学学士学位,高级工程师。中国大陆著名天使投资人。现任第十三届全国人大代表,全国工商联副主席,北京市工商联副主席,小米科技有限责任公司董事长兼首席执行官,北京金山软件有限公司董事长,小米智能技术有限公司法定代表人、执行董事、经理 雷军曾获中国经济年度人物及十大财智领袖人物、中国互联网年度人物等多项国内外荣誉,并当选《福布斯》(亚洲版)2014年度商业人物。雷军曾任两届海淀区政协委员,2012年当选北京市人大代表,2013年2月当选十二届全国人民代表大会代表。
Lei Jun (born 16 December 1969) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur who founded Xiaomi, one of the largest smartphone and consumer electronics companies in the world that in June 2018 raised US$4.72 billion after its listing at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As of January 2022, Lei Jun's net worth was estimated at US$16.7 Billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the 118th richest person in the world.
Biography
Lei Jun was born on 16 December 1969 in Xiantao, Hubei. In 1987, he graduated from Mianyang Middle School (沔阳中学; now Xiantao Middle School) and began attending Wuhan University, where he completed all credits within two years and graduated with a BA in computer science. During his last year of college he started his first company.
In 1992, Lei joined Kingsoft as an engineer, becoming the CEO of the company in 1998 and leading it towards an IPO. On 20 December 2007, he resigned as president and CEO of Kingsoft for "health reasons".
After resigning from Kingsoft, Lei became a prolific angel investor in China, investing in over 20 companies including Vancl.com, UCWeb, and social platform YY. He continues to invest in companies in the e-commerce, social networking, and mobile industries through Shunwei Capital (Chinese: 顺为资本), an investment company for which he was a founding partner.
In 2000, Lei founded Joyo.com, an online bookstore, which he sold for US$75 million to Amazon.com in 2004.
In 2008, he became a chairman of UCWeb.
In 2010, Lei Jun founded Xiaomi, a technology company that manufactures smartphones, mobile apps, and other consumer electronics. His cofounders include Lin Bin (林斌), vice president of the Google China Institute of Engineering, Zhou Guangping (周光平), senior director of the Motorola Beijing R&D center, Liu De (刘德), department chair of the Department of Industrial Design at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Li Wanqiang (黎万强), general manager of Kingsoft Dictionary, Wong Kong-Kat (黄江吉), principal development manager, and Hong Feng (洪峰), senior product manager for Google China.
In 2011, he rejoined Kingsoft as chairman.
In 2013, Lei Jun was appointed a delegate of the National People's Congress.
Recognition
Lei Jun's business activities have been recognized through multiple industry awards.
In 1998, he was named an honorary professor at Wuhan University, his alma mater, where there is also a scholarship in his name.
In 2003, he was named an honorary professor at Zhengzhou Institute of Technology.
In 2012, he was selected by China Central Television (CCTV) as one of the top 10 business leaders of the year.
In 2013, he was named one of the 11 most powerful business people in Asia by Fortune as well as most notable entrepreneur by BAZAAR Men's Style.
In 2014, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes.
In 2019, Lei was recognized as an "Outstanding Builder of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics".
Personal life
Lei Jun is married to Zhang Tong. They have two children.
Jun Lei
Co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi
雷军,男,汉族,1969年12月16日出生于湖北省仙桃市,无党派,大学学历,理学学士学位,高级工程师。中国大陆著名天使投资人。现任第十三届全国人大代表,全国工商联副主席,北京市工商联副主席,小米科技有限责任公司董事长兼首席执行官,北京金山软件有限公司董事长,小米智能技术有限公司法定代表人、执行董事、经理 雷军曾获中国经济年度人物及十大财智领袖人物、中国互联网年度人物等多项国内外荣誉,并当选《福布斯》(亚洲版)2014年度商业人物。雷军曾任两届海淀区政协委员,2012年当选北京市人大代表,2013年2月当选十二届全国人民代表大会代表。
Lei Jun (born 16 December 1969) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur who founded Xiaomi, one of the largest smartphone and consumer electronics companies in the world that in June 2018 raised US$4.72 billion after its listing at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As of January 2022, Lei Jun's net worth was estimated at US$16.7 Billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the 118th richest person in the world.
Biography
Lei Jun was born on 16 December 1969 in Xiantao, Hubei. In 1987, he graduated from Mianyang Middle School (沔阳中学; now Xiantao Middle School) and began attending Wuhan University, where he completed all credits within two years and graduated with a BA in computer science. During his last year of college he started his first company.
In 1992, Lei joined Kingsoft as an engineer, becoming the CEO of the company in 1998 and leading it towards an IPO. On 20 December 2007, he resigned as president and CEO of Kingsoft for "health reasons".
After resigning from Kingsoft, Lei became a prolific angel investor in China, investing in over 20 companies including Vancl.com, UCWeb, and social platform YY. He continues to invest in companies in the e-commerce, social networking, and mobile industries through Shunwei Capital (Chinese: 顺为资本), an investment company for which he was a founding partner.
In 2000, Lei founded Joyo.com, an online bookstore, which he sold for US$75 million to Amazon.com in 2004.
In 2008, he became a chairman of UCWeb.
In 2010, Lei Jun founded Xiaomi, a technology company that manufactures smartphones, mobile apps, and other consumer electronics. His cofounders include Lin Bin (林斌), vice president of the Google China Institute of Engineering, Zhou Guangping (周光平), senior director of the Motorola Beijing R&D center, Liu De (刘德), department chair of the Department of Industrial Design at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Li Wanqiang (黎万强), general manager of Kingsoft Dictionary, Wong Kong-Kat (黄江吉), principal development manager, and Hong Feng (洪峰), senior product manager for Google China.
In 2011, he rejoined Kingsoft as chairman.
In 2013, Lei Jun was appointed a delegate of the National People's Congress.
Recognition
Lei Jun's business activities have been recognized through multiple industry awards.
In 1998, he was named an honorary professor at Wuhan University, his alma mater, where there is also a scholarship in his name.
In 2003, he was named an honorary professor at Zhengzhou Institute of Technology.
In 2012, he was selected by China Central Television (CCTV) as one of the top 10 business leaders of the year.
In 2013, he was named one of the 11 most powerful business people in Asia by Fortune as well as most notable entrepreneur by BAZAAR Men's Style.
In 2014, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes.
In 2019, Lei was recognized as an "Outstanding Builder of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics".
Personal life
Lei Jun is married to Zhang Tong. They have two children.
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