Asian Business : Directory

This site, china.org, offers a biographic sketch of China's richest man, Lei William Ding. Ding made his fortune, as the founder of NetEase, by taking advantage of the internet boom.

Lei William Ding's achievements have garnered him the honor of being #10 of Asia's Power 50, a ranking published by Asiaweek. Ding was awarded this honor in 2001.

According to the Hurun Report, Lei William Ding's accomplishments are worthy of the #2 spot on China's IT list. Ding earned this honor in 2005.

NetEase's site offers additional information on Lei William Ding. This online biography provides information regarding Ding's career before he founded NetEase, and his educational background.

The China Daily reports that Lei William Ding, founder of NetEase and its current director, donated 1.2 million USD for tsunami aid, following the Asian tsunamis which struck South and Southeast Asia in late 2004.

People's Daily, a Chinese periodical, reports that Lei William Ding is the most influential rich person in China. This determination comes from the same complier of the Chinamoney 100 list, Rupert Hoogewerf.

People's Daily reports that NetEase, the internet company founded by Lei William Ding, is shifting its focus to paid wireless services. This strategic decision is based in part by NetEase's desire to diversify its sources of revenue, in order to be less dependent on revenue generated by advertising.

The website china.org reports NetEase's billionaire founder, Lei William Ding plans to spend 420 million USD on research and development of online games, in an effort to keep NetEase in front of its competitors.