In this success post, we are going to share the story of Lei Jun, the most recognizable tech entrepreneur in the world today. Lei is the founder of Xiaomi, the fourth-largest smartphone market on the earth.
His net worth is around $10 billion. He is more than just the CEO and Chairman of Xiaomi.
He is well known as the Steve Jobs of China. Today, his company is worth around $50 billion and counting. The ten-year-old company has grown over time to become the most trusted brand across the globe because of its high quality, high power smartphones, thanks to the leadership in Lei Jun and Lin Bin.
Lei Jun Career
Lei first worked at Kingsoft, one of the largest software companies in China. After working at Kingsoft for seven years, Lei Jun became the CEO and President of the company. During his career as the President and CEO of Kingsoft, Lei Jun went out of his way and started an online bookstore in 2000. The growth of the store was tremendous. So much, in fact, it became the best fan base for many people on the web by 2004. In 2004, Amazon expressed their interest in the bookstore and acquired Joyo.com for $90 million.
Jun was not just an employee and CEO. He was an investor too. He has invested in a number of successful startups, which includes the UCWeb, YY, and Vancl.com. Moreover, he has funded over 70 startups for his portfolio companies.
After two years in 2007, Jun founded his dream company, Xiaomi Inc, the fourth largest smartphone company based in China.
Lei Jun Personal Life
Lei is a wonderful husband and also a father of two kids.
Lei Jun Recognition and Awards
Lei is by far one of the best business persons in the world today. Moreover, he has helped multiple companies to grow. In fact, his efforts are not easy to go by without recognition. In 1999, 2000 and 2002, he features in the top 10 IT figures. In 2005, he received an award as the Top 10 Figures of Gaming.
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