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Lei Jun

Lei Jun is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and computer engineer. He is known for being the founder, chairman, and CEO of the consumer electronics company Xiaomi. He also is the chairman of Kingsoft and Shunwei Capital. Lei has been a deputy to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China since 2013.

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business · Chinese billionaire entrepreneur (born 1969) · entrepreneur · chief executive officer · engineer · businessperson · politician · also Lei Jun, Lei, Jun, Jun Lei, Jun

Born 16 December 1969 · Q9000717

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Career landmark: chief executive officer (1998–2011).
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2026· 1 entry

Apr 1, 2026Documented record69% confidence

GizChina: Lei Jun Is Spending Five Hours Live on Camera Tearing Down an SU7

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2025· 4 entries

Oct 1, 2025Documented record68% confidence

as.com: Lei Jun, head of Xiaomi: “We bought three Model Y, took them apart piece by piece, and examined each component individually”

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Aug 20, 2025Documented record69% confidence

autoevolution: Stories about: lei jun

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Jun 26, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Forbes: Xiaomi Billionaire Lei Jun Challenges Elon Musk With Hot New SUV

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Jun 4, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo Finance: Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun predicts his company’s expensive EV bet could soon start making money

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2024· 1 entry

Apr 1, 2024Documented record69% confidence

Forbes: Chinese Billionaire Lei Jun Adds $1.3 Billion To Wealth After EV Debut

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2023· 1 entry

2023Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

In 2023, Lei Jun donated 1.3 billion yuan to Wuhan University, the largest individual donation the university has ever received.

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2020· 2 entries

May 31, 2020Documented record69% confidence

GizChina: Lei Jun talks about Xiaomi's improvements over the past 10 years

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2020Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Xiaomi fully entered the high-end smartphone market by launching the Xiaomi 10 series, signaling a brand shift toward "technology and quality

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2019· 3 entries

2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Xiaomi was named a Fortune Global 500 company, becoming the youngest company on the list at the time

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2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lei was recognized as an "Outstanding Builder of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" (Chinese: 优秀中国特色社会主义事业建设者)

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Jan 1, 2019Documented record84% confidence

Reported net worth: $9.6B (as of 2019).

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2014· 1 entry

2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lei was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes

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2013· 1 entry

2013Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was elected as a delegate to the 12th National People’s Congress representing Guangdong Province

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2012· 1 entry

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Lei Jun was elected as a deputy to the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress

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2011· 1 entry

2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Co-founded Shunwei Capital (Chinese: 顺为资本), an investment company, via which he invests in companies in the e-commerce, social networking, and mobile industries

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2010· 1 entry

2010Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lei founded Xiaomi with multiple partners, including former Google executive Lin Bin

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2005· 1 entry

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Made a $1 million investment in YY; those shares were worth $129 million when the company became a public company via an initial public offering in 2012

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1998· 2 entries

1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And led it towards an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2007

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Jan 1, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: chief executive officer (1998–2011).

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1987· 1 entry

1987Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Graduated from Hubei Provincial Mianyang High School (湖北省沔阳中学) and started to attend Wuhan University

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1969· 1 entry

Dec 16, 1969Documented record86% confidence

Born 1969-12-16.

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