Ding Lei

For the former general manager of Shanghai General Motors, see Ding Lei (businessman, born 1963).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.
Ding Lei
丁磊
Born
Ding Lei

(1971-10-01) 1 October 1971 (age 52)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Other namesWilliam Ding
EducationUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO of NetEase
Spouse
Wang Xunfang
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(m. 2006)​
Children3

Ding Lei (Chinese: 丁磊; pinyin: Dīng Lěi; born October 1, 1971; also known as William Ding) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder and CEO of NetEase.

Ding made significant contributions to the development of computer networks in mainland China. In late 2016, Ding was looking into investing in the property sector and travelled to Zimbabwe in December and to the United Kingdom.[1][2] As of April 2021, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated Ding's fortune to be $35.8 billion.[3]

  1. ^ "Chinese billonaire expected in Byo". The Chronicle. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ "鮭非為源". Hurun.net. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: William Ding". Bloomberg. 3 July 2021.