3Robin Li – Net worth – $12.1 billion
With an estimated net worth of $12.1 billion, Robin Li ranks #3. He is the CEO of Nasdaq-listed Baidu, China’s #1 online search company.
Robin Li has a master’s degree in computer science from the State University of New York, as well as a bachelor’s degree in information science from Peking University in China.
Last year, in May, the company paid $370 million for the online video business of PPS.
Also, in August, it bought app store ’91 Wireless’ for $1.9 billion and purchased 59% of website ‘Nuomi’ for $160 million.