2004 China Rich List
William Ding Lei - 2004 China Rich List:No.7
| 2004 wealth (US m): |
600 |
| 2003 wealth (US m): |
900 |
| age: | 33 |
| birthplace: | Ningbo, Zhejiang |
| company: | NetEase.com Inc |
| head office: | Beijing |
| industry: | Online games, SMS-messaging and internet portal |
| listing: | Nasdaq – NTES NetEase.com Inc (June 2000) |
| personal info: | Last year’s number one has seen his share price halve on the back of faltering SMS services. With sales last year of US$68 million mainly from one online game (2002: US$28 million), Netease paid taxes of US$5.8 million (2002: US$1.4 million). A business hero to China’s youth, Ding founded the business in 1996, going on to win one of the first listings for a Chinese company on Nasdaq. |
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