$24.9B
$-188M
(-0.7%)

CN
· Age 60
Source of wealth: Batteries, automobiles
Industry: automotive
Organization: BYD, Founder and CEO
Residence: Shenzhen
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"bio": [
"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 acquired a 10% stake for $230 million in 2008. It fully exited in 2025 and made billions of dollars in returns.",
"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."
],
"about": [
"BYD stands for \"Build Your Dreams.\"",
"BYD started out making batteries for the booming mobile phone market, with customers such as Motorola and Nokia."
]
}