Robin Li is a very famous software engineer from China who is also a billionaire businessman. In the year 2000, along with Eric Xu, Robin founded the very familiar search engine, Baidu. In the year 1996, RankDex, the first-ever search engine, was originated and developed by Li. He also became the CEO of Baidu in the year 2004. And it made one of the richest men in China.
Well, how well do you know about Robin Li? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Robin Li’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Robin Li to date.
Biography and Early Life
Robin Li took birth in Shanxi Province of China on the 17th of November of 1968. Li’s mother and father both worked at a factory. He is the only brother among his four other siblings sisters.
Robin Li completed his graduation in information management from Peking University. He applied for Ph.D. in computer science at the Buffalo University of the US in the year 1991.
Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Robin Li in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Robin Li’s age is 52 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 17 November 1968. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 175 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75kg in Kilograms.
Education
Robin Li got his bachelor’s degree from Peking University in the information management subject. He applied for Ph.D. in computer science at the Buffalo University of the US in the year 1991. But later in the year 1994, he discontinued his Ph.D. course and got his master’s degree.
Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Robin Li has been married to Dongmin Ma on the 10th of October of the year 1995. The couple has been blessed with four children, whose names are currently unknown to the media. And the family currently lives in Beijing, China.
Is Robin Li Gay?
Robin Li has been happily married to Dongmin Ma, and they have four children together. In conclusion to this, we can say he is not gay, and his sexual orientation is straight.
Professional Career
Robin Li got connected with the Dow Jones and company in the year 1994. He was working with its IDD Information Services of the New Jersey division. For the development of an operating system for the Journal of The Wall Street, he has been assisting. He was given the work of building up algorithms for the search engines and worked there until June of 1997.
Robin Li started his next work in a search engine developing company called the ‘Infoseek’ where he was an employee under the engineering section for a time span of 1997 of July till 1999 of December.
RankDex, ‘site-scoring algorithm,’ was also developed by Robin Li when he was at the IDD Informative Services. The purpose of this system was to rank the page of the internet page ranking of the search engine. This further algorithm led to the creation of Baidu, another search engine developed by Robin Li in the year 2000. This became China’s most used search engine, and also Li became one of the richest men.
Awards
- RenDex, developed by Robin Li, got the US patent for his help in further creation of search engines.
- He was entitled as one of the ‘Top Ten Innovative Pioneers of China’ in the year 2001.
- After becoming the company’s head in the year 2004, in the next year, in 2005, the NASDAQ got the company enlisted.
- He was also given the title of ‘IT Ten Famous Persons’ in the years 2002 and 2003.
- In the year 2004, ‘Chinese Software Ten Outstanding Young Persons’ list also had Li.
- He also got the recognition of the ‘ASEAN Youth Awards’ in the year 2005.
- In 2005 itself, he was also given the title of ‘CCTV 2005 Chinese Economic Figures of the Year’.
- The American Business Weekly called him ‘World’s Best Business Leader’ in the year 2006.
Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Robin Li in 2021
As of 2021, Robin Li’s professional career as a software engineer and entrepreneur made his net worth approximately $12 billion. He has made many websites and also worked with IDD Informative Services. He has developed RankDex and also Baidu, and Baidu became one of the most famous search engines.
He has a share of 21% of the company, and the company was on the NASDAQ-100 list. He is one of the richest and well-established men in China.
Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know
- Robin Li himself, being so famous, did not obey the One-Child Policy of China.
- He even insists workers from outside work in that company in China.
Robin Li has become famous and is successful in his professional field. His contribution to the internet search engine has been a big help to other developers. He is an inspiring figure for everyone as he himself came from a very humble background and reached such heights in his career.
Facts of Robin Li Yanhong
- Gender Male
- full nameRobin Li Yanhong
- birthplaceShanxi Province, China
- Date of Birth November 17, 1968
- Age 56 years 1 months
- Horoscope Scorpio
- Lucky Number 7
- Lucky Stone Garnet
- Lucky Color Purple
- Best Match for Marriage Capricorn, Cancer, Pisces
- nationalityChinese
- religionUniversity at Buffalo, Peking University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- net worth$12 billion
- professionSoftware Engineer, Entrepreneur
- weightIn Kilograms – 75 Kg, In Pounds – 165 lbs
- heightIn Centimetres – 175 cm, In Feet and Inches – 5′ 9″
- hair colorBlack
- eye colorBlack
- high schoolN/A