Huang Guangyu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Huang Guangyu

Chinese businessman

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1969

Place of Birth: Shantou, Guangdong, China

Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Huang Guangyu

  • Huang Guangyu, (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Huáng Guangyù; Jyutping: Wong4 Kwong1 Yu6) (born 24 June 1969) was the Chairman of GOME Group, which is the largest consumer electronics retailer in China.
  • He had a net worth of US$1.7 billion as of 2005, according to Forbes magazine's world's richest people ranking.
  • In 2005, he was the richest man in China according to Time magazine.
  • He was born and raised as a Christian.In 2006, he was forced by regulations to sell off 25% of GOME Group, as listed in Hong Kong, making his net worth US$2.5 billion, according to some sources.
  • His ambitious goals include "making Gome one of the 500 largest companies in the world by 2008".
  • Huang was listed as the richest person in Mainland China in 2007, with a net worth estimated at $6.3 billion, according to the 2008 China Rich List by Hurun.
  • He was surpassed by Yang Huiyan in 2009, with a net worth of $7.1 billion.

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