Profil Financier
Wang Chuanfu occupe actuellement le rang #129 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur automobile). Fortune nette estimée : $20.8 B (-$193 sur 24h).
Wang Chuanfu is the chairman and CEO of BYD and has led it to become one of the world's largest EV companies by sales.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acquired a 10% stake for $230 million in 2008. It fully exited in 2025 and made billions of dollars in returns.
Born in a farm village in one of China's poorest provinces in 1966, Wang was orphaned as a teen and raised by his elder brother and sister.
The high achiever made it to college, excelling as he trained his sights on battery technology.
Wang cofounded BYD as a rechargeable battery company in 1995.
BYD stands for "Build Your Dreams."
BYD started out making batteries for the booming mobile phone market, with customers such as Motorola and Nokia.