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Lei Jun (; born 16 December 1969) is a Chinese businessman who is known for founding Xiaomi Inc, one of China's largest technology companies. Lei's practice of deliberately using presentation slides and wearing clothing identical to former Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has attracted criticism,〔http://www.cultofandroid.com/66569/xiaomi-dont-copy-apple/〕 whilst his company has been accused of copying the designs of Apple Inc. products.〔http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/191823-apples-jony-ive-says-copycat-designs-are-theft-and-laziness-not-flattery〕 Lei's net worth is estimated to be 35 billion US dollars since he owns 77.8% of Xiaomi, which is a $45 billion company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alibaba’s Jack Ma versus Xiaomi’s Lei Jun: who is really Asia’s richest man? )〕 In 2011, Lei was ranked #201 on Forbes list of China’s 400 Richest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=China's 400 Richest 2011 )〕 In 2014, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes.〔 In July 2015, Forbes ranked Lei Jun number 87 on their list of global billionaires with a personal worth of $13.2 billion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Forbes Billionaires: Full List Of The 500 Richest People In The World 2015 )〕 ==Biography== Lei was born on 16 December 1969 in Xiantao, Hubei, China. In 1987, he graduated from Mianyang Middle School and began attending Wuhan University, where he holds a BA in computer science, in 1991.〔 Lei had been working at Kingsoft as an engineer and became the president of the company in 1998. In 2000, Lei founded Joyo.com, an online bookstore, which was eventually sold for USD$75 million to Amazon.com in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amazon.com to Acquire Joyo.com Limited )〕 On December 20, 2007, for "health reasons", he resigned as President and CEO of Kingsoft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chinese Billionaire Lei Jun's Long, Twisting Road At Kingsoft )〕 After resigning from Kingsoft, Lei invested in Vancl.com and UCWeb. In 2008, he became a Chairman of UCWeb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alibaba, UCWeb Team Up In Mobile Search )〕 On 6 April 2010, Lei Jun founded Xiaomi Inc, a technology company that manufactures smartphones, mobile apps, and other consumer electronics. Lei also owns small stakes in the e-commerce company Lakala and video streaming and social communicate platform YY (social network).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meet Lei Jun: China's Steve Jobs Is The Country's Newest Billionaire )〕 By 2011, Lei invested in over 20 companies in China. He continues to invest in companies in the ecommerce, social networking, and mobile industries through ShunWei, an investment company which he was a founding partner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Here’s why Xiaomi is China’s most important tech company )〕 On 29 August 2011, Lei rejoined Kingsoft as an Executive Director of the company.〔 In 2014, he became the 8th richest person in China with a net worth of USD$9.9 billion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Forbes Asia Names Lei Jun As Businessman Of The Year In 2014 )〕 It was reported in March 2015 that Lei Jun has invested an undisclosed amount in Chinese cosmetics and skincare company Yu Jia Hui.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chinese cosmetics brand secures funding from Xiaomi founder Lei Jun )〕 In April 2015, Lei Jun and his company Xiaomi Inc have already invested in more than 20 start-up companies and plans on investing in 100 more so as to help Xiaomi Inc expand and grow exponentially.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lei Jun: Xiaomi will invest in 100 more startups )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lei Jun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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