Wang Wei (SF Express)

Wang Wei
Wang Wei
Born	October 1970 (age 50); Shanghai, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Chairman, SF Express
Known for	Founding SF Express
Children	3
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	王卫
Traditional Chinese	王衛
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wáng Wèi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Wong4 Wai6

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王卫; pinyin: Wáng Wèi; born October 1970) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, who is the founder and chairman of SF Express, a Shenzhen-based multinational delivery services and logistics company.

Early life[]

Wang Wei was born in Shanghai, China.^[1] His father was a Russian language translator for the Chinese Air Force, and his mother was a university professor.^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Wang's career started in print and dyeing factories in Shunde District, Foshan, a commercial and manufacturing center in Guangdong province with easy river access to Hong Kong.^[2]

In the early 1990s, 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.^[2]

As of 2017, SF Express is a multinational courier service with over 400,000 employees.^[3]

According to Forbes, Wang Wei has a net worth of US$26.7 billion, as of July 2021.^[4]

Personal life[]

He lives in Shenzhen, China,^[1] and has two sons and a daughter.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Forbes profile: Wang Wei". Forbes. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ho, Sheji (22 March 2017). "The Story of SF Express' Wang Wei And How He Became Richer Than Alibaba's Jack Ma". EcommerceIQ - #1 Ecommerce SaaS platform in Southeast Asia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "From six men and a van to 400,000 staff: the making of SF Express". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Wang Wei". Forbes. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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[Forbes-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Forbes profile: Wang Wei". Forbes. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ho, Sheji (22 March 2017). "The Story of SF Express' Wang Wei And How He Became Richer Than Alibaba's Jack Ma". EcommerceIQ - #1 Ecommerce SaaS platform in Southeast Asia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[3] "From six men and a van to 400,000 staff: the making of SF Express". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

[4] "Wang Wei". Forbes. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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