Forrest Li

Forrest Xiaodong Li (born 1977/1978) is a Chinese-born Singaporean billionaire businessman, the founder of Shopee and Garena.

Forrest Li Xiaodong
李小冬
Born1977/1978 (age 42–43)[1]
China
NationalitySingaporean
EducationShanghai Jiaotong University
Stanford University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forOwner of Lion City Sailors FC
Founder of Sea Limited
Net worthUS$10 billion (November 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Married

Li earned a degree in engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[1]

In March 2019, after the share price of his consumer internet company Sea increased by 45%, Li's net worth increased to more than $1 billion.[2]

Li is married, and lives in Singapore.[1]

Li is a football fan. He supports FC Barcelona and Arsenal F.C.[3] He also admires Cristiano Ronaldo and hired him to be Shopee’s brand ambassador.

References

  1. "Forbes profile: Forrest Li". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "Billionaires 2019". Forbes. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. Kang, John. "Forrest Li's Sea Ltd Surges As Pandemic Drives Digitalization Across ASEAN". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-21.


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