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Currently, Lei Jun is 54 years, 11 months and 5 days old. Lei Jun will celebrate 55rd birthday on a Monday 16th of December 2024. Below we countdown to Lei Jun upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Lei Jun |
| Occupation | Technology |
| Age | 54 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | December 16, 1969 (Beijing, China, China) |
| Birthday | December 16 |
| Town/City | Beijing, China, China |
| Nationality | China |
Lei Jun’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Lei Jun was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
Lei was born on 16 December 1969 in Xiantao, Hubei, China. In 1987, he graduated from Mianyang Middle School and began attending Wuhan University, where he completed all credits within two years and graduated with a BA in computer science. He also started his first company during his last year in college.
In 1998, he was named an honorary professor at Wuhan University, his alma mater, where there is also a scholarship in his name.
In 2000, Lei founded Joyo.com, an online bookstore, which he sold for USD$75 million to Amazon.com in 2004.
In 2003, he was named an honorary professor at the Zhengzhou Institute of Engineering.
In 1992, Lei joined Kingsoft as an Engineer, becoming the CEO of the company in 1998 and leading it towards an IPO. On 20 December 2007, he resigned as President and CEO of Kingsoft for "health reasons".
On 6 April 2010, Lei Jun founded Xiaomi Inc, a Technology company that manufactures smartphones, mobile apps, and other consumer electronics. His cofounders include Lin Bin, vice President of the Google China Institute of Engineering; Dr Zhou Guangping, senior Director of the Motorola Beijing R&D center; Liu De, department head of industrial design at the University of Science and Technology Beijing; Li Wanqiang, general manager of Kingsoft Dictionary; Wong Kong-Kat, principal development manager; and Hong Feng, senior product manager for Google China.
In 2012, he was selected by China Central Television as one of the top 10 Business Leaders of the year.
In 2013, he was named one of the 11 most powerful Business people in Asia by Fortune as well as most notable Entrepreneur by BAZAAR Men’s Style.
In 2014, he was named Businessman Of The Year by Forbes Asia.
In 2017, Lei Jun has an estimated net worth of US$6.8 billion.
