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Liu Qiangdong Net Worth

Liu Qiangdong, born on February 14, 1974 in Beijing, China, is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Chinese e-commerce firm. He is also known as Richard Liu. With his leadership, JD.com has become one of the largest online retailers in China and its shares are listed on Nasdaq.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Founder and CEO, JD.com
Birth Day February 14, 1974
Birth Place Beijing, China, China
Age 50 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Native name 刘强东 Liú Qiángdōng
Residence Beijing, China
Alma mater Renmin University of China
Occupation Founder and CEO, JD.com
Spouse(s) Zhang Zetian (m. 2015), Australia
Children 2

💰 Net worth: $17.9 Billion (2024)

Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, is a highly successful entrepreneur and business magnate in China. As the founder and CEO of JD.com, one of China's largest e-commerce platforms, Liu has been instrumental in revolutionizing the retail industry in the country. With his visionary leadership, JD.com has experienced unprecedented growth and success. Liu's impressive net worth is estimated to reach a staggering $17.9 billion by 2024, a testament to his exceptional business acumen and innovative strategies. His wealth is not only a reflection of his own achievements but also a testament to the enormous impact JD.com has had on the Chinese market.

2014 $2.7 Billion
2015 $9 Billion
2016 $5.6 Billion
2017 $7.7 Billion
2018 $10.88 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1974

Liu Qiangdong was born in 1974 in Suqian, Jiangsu province. His parents are in the Business of shipping coal from north China to the south. As a young man, Liu Qiangdong had an interest in politics. Liu enrolled in department of sociology in the People's University of China, known for its connection to China's political elites. However, finding the degree will not guarantee good job opportunity, Liu spent all his spare time learning computer programming. He graduated with bachelor's degree in sociology in 1996.

1998

After graduation, Liu was employed by Japan Life, a Japanese health product enterprise, and successively served as the Director for computers, the Director for Business, and the Logistics supervisor. Two years later, in June 1998, he started his own Business Jingdong in Zhongguancun High-tech Industrial Park in Beijing as a distributor of magneto-optical products. By 2003, he has opened 12 stores in the chain.

2003

The SARS outbreak in 2003 kept staff and clients of Jingdong at home and forced Liu to rethink Business model and divert to online Business. Liu launched his first online Retail website in 2004, and founded JD.com (short form for Jingdong) later that year. In 2005, Liu closed off all brick-and-mortar stores and become an e-commerce Business.

2012

Liu's second relationship was with Zhuang Jia, a senior staff member at JD.com, in charge of the purchase and sales of small home appliances. On 15 July 2012, Liu's followers on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, that Liu and Zhuang twitted about home-grown tomatoes 11 minutes apart. The twitted photographs were speculated to be the same tomatoes from Liu's home on a weekend, and rumors spread that they were in an office romance. JD.com confirmed that Liu and Zhuang had been in a relationship for three years. This incident was known as "Tomato Gate". Zhuang later left JD.com shortly after its successful launch of a small home appliances Business.

2014

Liu married in August 2015 with Zhang Zetian, 19 years his junior. Zhang is an internet Celebrity better known as "Sister Milk Tea" for her photo holding milk tea posted and followed on Weibo. This relationship started in early 2014 when Zhang was an exchange student at Barnard College, which is affiliated with Columbia University. Their dating in New York City was spotted by others and intimate pictures posted online. The uncommon gap in their age and difference in life experience drew public attention and speculations. On 10 April 2014, Liu confirmed this relationship to the public through his Weibo account. On August 8, 2015, Liu Qiangdong and Zhang Zetian registered for marriage in Beijing. They held wedding ceremony on October 1, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Their daughter was born in March 2016.

2015

Liu is married and has two children. His romances, especially his romance and marriage in 2015, have been well publicized in China.

2018

As of January 2018, Liu's net worth rose to US$12.7 billion with JD.com surging in its stock price.

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