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Jimmy Lai

1948 - Today

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Lai Chee-ying (Chinese: 黎智英; born 8 December 1947), also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, Next Digital (formerly Next Media), a Hong Kong-listed media company, and the popular newspaper Apple Daily. He is one of the main contributors to the pro-democracy camp, especially to the Democratic Party. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Lai has received more than 786,746 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jimmy Lai is the 262nd most popular businessperson (up from 293rd in 2019), the 609th most popular biography from China (up from 648th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jimmy Lai ranks 262 out of 847. Before him are Ramón Calderón, Georgios Sinas, Rex Tillerson, Horacio Pagani, Charles Koch, and Jack Tramiel. After him are Shibusawa Eiichi, Yves Rocher, King C. Gillette, Ivy Lee, Jorge Paulo Lemann, and Hans Riegel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jimmy Lai ranks 181. Before him are John Ritter, Levan Tediashvili, Baldwin Lonsdale, Mahamane Ousmane, Tim Staffell, and Philippe Garrel. After him are James P. Allison, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Remo Girone, Gunnar Nilsson, Nick Drake, and Drago Jančar.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jimmy Lai ranks 609 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Ziyi (1979), Ding Ruchang (1836), Yan Zhenqing (709), Ruan Lingyu (1910), Wang Fuzhi (1619), and Jia Yi (-200). After him are Kenneth Tsang (1935), Cao Yu (1910), Ding Ling (1904), Liu Bocheng (1892), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), and Ma Bufang (1903).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Jimmy Lai ranks 6. Before him are Jack Ma (1964), Li Ka-shing (1928), Ren Zhengfei (1944), Rebiya Kadeer (1946), and Morris Chang (1931). After him are Ma Huateng (1971), Lei Jun (1969), Lee Shau-kee (1929), Wang Jianlin (1954), Li Ning (1963), and Henry Luce (1898).

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