Zhou Qunfei
Zhou Qunfei (Chinese: 周 群 飞; * 1970 in Xiangxiang , Hunan Province ) is a Chinese entrepreneur and founder of the Lens Technology group . In 2018 it was with a fortune of 9.8 billion US dollars to the richest woman in the world that has earned their fortunes themselves. In early 2019, her fortune was still $ 4.2 billion.
Life
Zhou Qunfei was born into a poor family, the youngest of three children. At the age of 16, she dropped out of school to become a migrant worker in a factory in Shenzhen , a special economic zone in southern China's Guangdong Province . When the factory closed, she started her first own business in 1993, at the age of 22, with savings of $ 20,000 Hong Kong (approximately $ 3,000). Zhou Qunfei said that she has founded a total of 11 companies over the years. In 2003 she founded Lens Technology, a technology company that is now one of the world's leading manufacturers of touch screens . Customers for whom the company produces are among othersSamsung and Apple . The IPO took place in 2015, making Zhou one of the richest people in China.
Zhou Qunfei married her former factory boss, had a daughter with him, and later divorced.
Individual evidence
- ↑ China dominates self-made woman rich list . In: BBC News , March 8, 2018.
- ↑ Zhou Qunfei. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Daniel Ren: Zhou Qunfei: from lowly factory worker to China's richest woman . In: South China Morning Post , April 7, 2015.
- ↑ a b How a Chinese Billionaire Built Her Fortune . New York Times . July 30, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zhou Qunfei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 周 群 飞 (Chinese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | chinese entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xiangxiang , Hunan Province |