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Li Ka-shing

1928 - Today

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Sir Ka-shing Li (Chinese: 李嘉誠; born 29 July 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the senior advisor for CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, after he retired from the Chairman of the Board in May 2018; through it, he is a port investor, developer, and operator of the largest health and beauty retailer in Asia and Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Li Ka-shing has received more than 3,008,532 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Li Ka-shing is the 87th most popular businessperson (down from 81st in 2019), the 240th most popular biography from China (down from 207th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Li Ka-shing is most famous for being one of the richest people in the world. He has built a fortune in Hong Kong and China. Li Ka-shing is also famous for being an investor in large corporations like Facebook, Apple, and Walmart.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Li Ka-shing ranks 87 out of 847Before him are Mark Zuckerberg, Akio Morita, Benjamin Guggenheim, Brian Epstein, Estée Lauder, and Torakusu Yamaha. After him are Flavio Briatore, Ambroise Vollard, Gianni Infantino, Paul Reuter, Paul Allen, and Gordon Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Li Ka-shing ranks 51Before him are Francesco Cossiga, Tommaso Buscetta, Maya Angelou, Reynaldo Bignone, Alfonso de Portago, and Eugene Merle Shoemaker. After him are Arnold Rüütel, Karlheinz Böhm, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Geert Hofstede, Li Peng, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Ka-shing ranks 240 out of 1,610Before him are Emperor Yuan of Han (-75), Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Emperor Qinzong (1100), Liu Hui (225), Huang Zhong (148), and Han Yu (768). After him are Pujie (1907), Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Edmond H. Fischer (1920), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Emperor Zhezong (1076), and Ban Chao (32).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Li Ka-shing ranks 2Before him are Jack Ma (1964). After him are Ren Zhengfei (1944), Rebiya Kadeer (1946), Morris Chang (1931), Jimmy Lai (1948), Ma Huateng (1971), Lei Jun (1969), Lee Shau-kee (1929), Wang Jianlin (1954), Li Ning (1963), and Henry Luce (1898).