Liu Qiangdong
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"Richard Liu" redirects here. For the Singaporean actor, see Richard Low.
Liu Qiangdong (Richard) (Chinese: 刘强东; born March 10, 1973)[1][2][3][4][5] is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. Liu founded Jingdong as a business-to-consumer single retail store for magneto-optical products in June 1998 and later moved the company into an e-commerce website known as JD.com in 2004.[6]
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Born | (1973-03-10) 10 March 1973 (age 51) | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Renmin University (LLB) China Europe International Business School (MBA) | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Founder and chairman, JD.com | ||||||||||
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Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 劉強東 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘强东 | ||||||||||
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Liu is the company's former chief executive officer and now chairman, expanding its e-commerce products from selling consumer electronics to less specialized items. Under his leadership, JD.com has become the largest retailer in China.[7][8] According to Forbes, Liu's net worth is US$4.9 billion as of 2023.[9][10]