Biography - A Short Wiki
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Robin Li Yanhong is a renowned software engineer and billionaire entrepreneur based in China. He is widely-known to co-found the popular search engine Baidu with Eric Xu in 2000.
Career Highlights
Robin Li has experienced an exciting and successful career, to say the least.
In 1994, Robin Li joined a New Jersey division of Dow Jones and a firm titled IDD Information Services. He used to assist in the development of a software program for The Wall Street Journal. He was also assigned the work of enhancing algorithms for search engines. He continued till June 1997 and later started working for an innovator internet search engine company, ”Infoseek” as a staff engineer from July 1997 to December 1999.
Family and Personal Life
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Robin Li got married to Dongmin Ma. The couple met each other while they were working on the search engine “Baidu.” Together they have four children. Presently, the couple lives in Beijing, China. He has not shared many details about his personal life.
| Wife's/Spouse's Name | Dongmin Ma (m. 1995) |
|---|---|
| Children/Kids | Yes (4) |
| Boyfriend/Girlfriend (Dating) | N/A/ |
| Civil Status | Married |
Nationality, Net Worth and Other Facts
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| Full/Real Name | Robin Li |
|---|---|
| Gender (Biological) | Male |
| Age (as of today) | 54 years |
| Date of Birth | November 17, 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Shanxi Province, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Height | 1.75 m, 5 feet 9 inches |
| Weight | 75 kg, 165.5 lbs |
| Net Worth / Wealth | $7 billion |
| Occupation | Chinese Software Engineer, Internet Entrepreneur |
Height, Weight, and Age
Robin Li's height is pretty average measuring 1.75 m. Robin Li weighs 75 kg. Being born on November 17, 1968, translates to an age of 54 years as of todays date (July 20, 2023).
Quotes
The Chinese government still would like to see U.S. Internet companies explore the Chinese market, providing they are willing to abide by Chinese law. I think companies like Facebook should think about the Chinese market.
Robin Li
In the early days, I really felt the pain of not being able to find information easily. I guess that helped me to develop an urge to write things like a search engine.
Robin Li
In the beginning, I thought mobile search was not much different from Web search. It’s just a smaller screen, a slower speed; it’s all the bad things. When I thought about mobile Internet, it’s all the disadvantages.
Robin Li
If you are a big company, a big website, and lots of users come to your website, you will have attacks, and you have to deal with that. It just cannot be a reason to take actions to exit certain markets.
Robin Li
I’m an entrepreneur. I’m not a politician.
Robin Li