BUSINESSPERSON
Kai-Fu Lee
1961 - Today
Kai-Fu Lee
Kai-Fu Lee (traditional Chinese: 李開復; simplified Chinese: 李开复; pinyin: Lǐ Kāifù; born December 3, 1961) is a Taiwanese businessman, computer scientist, investor, and writer. He is currently based in Beijing, China. Lee has worked as an executive, first at Apple, then SGI, Microsoft, and Google. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kai-Fu Lee has received more than 867,741 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kai-Fu Lee is the 546th most popular businessperson (up from 572nd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Taiwan (up from 44th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Taiwanese Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
870k
Page Views (PV)
53.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.98
Effective Languages (L*)
2.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Kai-Fu Lee ranks 546 out of 847. Before him are George Williams, Ravil Maganov, Richard Bass, Leonid Mikhelson, Susan Kare, and Yuri Milner. After him are Arianna Huffington, Güler Sabancı, Mark Shuttleworth, Salt Bae, Jean-Dominique Senard, and Kaz Hirai.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Williams
1821 - 1905
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 540
Ravil Maganov
1954 - 2022
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 541
Richard Bass
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 542
Leonid Mikhelson
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 543
Susan Kare
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 544
Yuri Milner
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 545
Kai-Fu Lee
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 546
Arianna Huffington
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 547
Güler Sabancı
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 548
Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 549
Salt Bae
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 550
Jean-Dominique Senard
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 551
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 552
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Kai-Fu Lee ranks 288. Before him are Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, Yuri Milner, Jon Ola Sand, Abderrahmane Sissako, Laurent Cantet, and Stefan Ruzowitzky. After him are Latifa, Lauren Lane, Manuel Estiarte, Hany Abu-Assad, Issam Zahreddine, and Benny Chan.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsGrete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 282
Yuri Milner
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 283
Jon Ola Sand
JOURNALIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 284
Abderrahmane Sissako
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 285
Laurent Cantet
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2024
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 286
Stefan Ruzowitzky
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 287
Kai-Fu Lee
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 288
Latifa
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 289
Lauren Lane
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 290
Manuel Estiarte
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 291
Hany Abu-Assad
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 292
Issam Zahreddine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2017
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 293
Benny Chan
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 294
In Taiwan
Among people born in Taiwan, Kai-Fu Lee ranks 41 out of 116. Before him are David Ho (1952), Vivian Hsu (1975), Peter Chen (1947), Chi Cheng (1944), Chen Chu (1950), and Lin Chuan (1951). After him are Sally Yeh (1961), Ruby Lin (1976), Jerry Yang (1968), Lisa Su (1969), Justin Lin (1971), and Chang Chen (1976).
Others born in Taiwan
Go to all RankingsDavid Ho
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 35
Vivian Hsu
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 36
Peter Chen
ENGINEER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 37
Chi Cheng
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 38
Chen Chu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 39
Lin Chuan
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 40
Kai-Fu Lee
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 41
Sally Yeh
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 42
Ruby Lin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 43
Jerry Yang
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 44
Lisa Su
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 45
Justin Lin
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 46
Chang Chen
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 47
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Taiwan
Among businesspeople born in Taiwan, Kai-Fu Lee ranks 4. Before him are Terry Gou (1950), Jensen Huang (1963), and Steve Chen (1978). After him are Jerry Yang (1968), and Lisa Su (1969).
Terry Gou
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 1
Jensen Huang
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 2
Steve Chen
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 3
Kai-Fu Lee
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 4
Jerry Yang
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 5
Lisa Su
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 6