Ding Lei

William DING 丁磊 DING Lei
Born	Oct. 1971 Ningbo, Zhejiang, PRC
Alma mater	UESTC
Occupation	Founder & CEO, NetEase
Salary	N/A
Net worth	US$1.1 billion

This is a Chinese name; the family name is 丁 (Ding).

Ding Lei (Chinese: 丁磊; pinyin: Dīng Lěi; born October, 1971), is the founder and CEO of NetEase. He made significant contributions to the development of computer networks in mainland China. He was the wealthiest man in China at one point.^[1]

Early life

Ding Lei, also known as William Ding, was born in Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. He graduated from Chengdu College of Electronic Science and Technology (now University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) and obtained a Bachelor's degree.

Career

After graduation he first worked in a local government department in Ningbo as an engineer, and then he went to Guangzhou and worked for Sybase there. He founded NetEase and became the richest individual in Chinese mainland in the year of 2003 (7.6 billion yuan). According to Forbes as of 2007, his net worth is estimated to be US $1.1 billion.^[2]

References

1. ^ Forbes. The World's Billionaires.
2. ^ #840 William Ding - Forbes.com

External links

• Article on Ding Lei, China Today (2004)

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Name	Ding, Lei
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Date of birth	1971
Place of birth	Ningbo, Zhejiang, PRC
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