Wang Wei (SF Express)

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王卫; pinyin: Wáng Wèi; born October 1970) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, who is the founder and chairman of SF Express, a Shenzhen-based multinational delivery services and logistics company.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Wei
BornOctober 1970 (age 50)
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese
OccupationChairman, SF Express
Known forFounding SF Express
Net worthUS$ 44.8 billion (February 2021)[1]
Children3
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese王卫
Traditional Chinese王衛

Early life

Wang Wei was born in Shanghai, China.[1] His father was a Russian language translator for the Chinese Air Force, and his mother was a university professor. At age 7, Wang's family moved to Hong Kong, where he attended primary and secondary school. After graduating, Wang did not go to university, but instead went to work in the manufacturing sector.

Career

Wang's career started in print and dyeing factories in Shunde District, Foshan, a commercial and manufacturing center in Guangdong province with easy river access to Hong Kong.

In the early 1990s, factories in Shunde needed to get samples to Hong Kong based buyers, but frequently had issues with long shipping delays. To speed up this process, Wang founded ShunFeng Express as a small courier service with six employees.

As of 2017, SF Express is a multinational courier service with over 400,000 employees.[2]

According to Forbes, Wang Wei has a net worth of US$44.8 billion, as of February 2021.[1]

Personal life

He lives in Shenzhen, China,[1] and has with two sons and a daughter.

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Wang Wei". Forbes. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. "From six men and a van to 400,000 staff: the making of SF Express". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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