Wang Wei (SF Express)

Wang Wei
Nationality Chinese
Occupation Chairman, SF Express
Net worth $19.4 billion (March 2018)[1]

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王卫; born 1971) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, chairman and founder of SF Express, a Chinese delivery services company.

Early life

Wang Wei was born in Shanghai, China.[1] His father was a Russian translator for the Chinese Air Force, and his mother was a university professor. At age 7, Wang's family moved to Hong Kong, where he attended primary and secondary school. After graduating, Wang did not go to university, but instead went to work in the manufacturing sector.

Career

Wang's career started in print and dyeing factories in Shunde District, a commercial and manufacturing center in Guangdong province with easy river access to Hong Kong. In the early 90s, factories in Shunde needed to get samples to Hong Kong based buyers, but frequently had issues with long shipping delays. To speed up this process, Wang founded ShunFeng Express as a small courier service with six employees.

As of 2017, SF Express is a multi-national courier service with over 400,000 employees.[2]

According to Forbes, Wang Wei has a net worth of US$26.2 billion, as of February 2017.[1]

Personal life

He lives in Hong Kong with two sons and a daughter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Forbes profile: Wang Wei". Forbes. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "From six men and a van to 400,000 staff: the making of SF Express". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-10-14.


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