Profil Financier
Forrest Li occupe actuellement le rang #674 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur médias & divertissement). Fortune nette estimée : $6.1 B (-$350 sur 24h).
Stanford grad Forrest Li founded and runs online gaming and e-commerce firm Sea, which also has interests in e-payments and financial services.
Li entered the ranks of Singapore's richest after listing Sea on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.
Sea has attracted investors such as Tencent, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, private equity firm General Atlantic and Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok's son Kuok Khoon Hua.
In 2023, Sea booked its first-ever annual net profit since its IPO.
Sea has rolled out digital financial services in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Brazil.
When a college tutor couldn't pronounce his Chinese name Xiaodong, Li adopted the name Forrest after watching the movie Forrest Gump.
Li used to work as a recruiter for Motorola in Shanghai.
In 2022, Sea shut down its Indian e-commerce unit, citing market uncertainties.