Name
William Ding
William Ding
Guangzhou, China
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
China
Netease
online games, Self Made
$14,600,000,000
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#81 Billionaires 2019
#10 China Rich List 2018
William Ding is the CEO of Netease, one of the world's largest online and mobile games businesses. Netease's business partners include Mojang, a subsidiary of Microsoft, and Blizzard.Netease, facing tough competition in games from Chinese rival Tencent, expanded into movies, online music and e-commerce.Ding was China's richest man and its first Internet and gaming billionaire back in 2003. Ding holds a B.S. degree in communication technology from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
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