Biography - A Short Wiki
Check out the time and place of Robin Li's birth and a lot of more information!
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
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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 (June 9, 2023).
Quotes
I refused to do a lot on mobile Internet until around 2009. But because we didn’t start early, it took us some time to figure out what’s the important thing, what’s the most relevant thing for Baidu.
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
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
Sooner or later, you will see a China-based company that really has a global impact, and I think Baidu has a chance to become one of those companies. We should be able to compete on a global basis.
Robin Li
The internet population is going up and up. I am confident that this will be a huge market.
Robin Li
