Richard Liu; Founder Of The Largest E-Commerce Company In The World

The article is about one of the most successful and known businessmen in China, Richard Liu: his story, what he’s been doing in his life to promote JD.com, etc. Richard Qiangdong Liu is the founder of JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), which has been defined as “the largest e-commerce company in the world by gross merchandise volume.” Qiangdong is also recognized for his entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

What He Is Doing Now

Richard Liu has been one of the most influential people and “superstars” in China. Currently, he is the Executive Chairman and CEO of JD.com. He was CEO of JD Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) before founding JD.com. He

succeeded in building an internet business that was rapidly growing and becoming a global business enterprise. At the same time, he has been an active person taking on many philanthropic activities apart from business development and making donations to different nonprofit groups, including education, medicine, language learning and other natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy. In addition, Liu Qiangdong also took the lead in founding the $100 million set of China’s schools for underprivileged children and is an active supporter of The Children’s Education Fund and China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation.

The Founder of JD.com

He is the founder of JD.com, and he’s been active in institutionalizing JD.com by setting up the company’s headquarters and facilities and encouraging employees to be a part of its development in China and overseas. Initially, he wanted to create a “new internet” that everyone could use. In addition to being an active entrepreneur, Richard Liu is also recognized for his philanthropy, through which he spreads hope and help for those less fortunate than himself.

His Early Life

As the son of a steelworker in Shandong Province, Liu was born in 1961. At that time, his family lived a very austere life which was hard for them to support their five children. After graduating from high school, Liu decided to work at an iron wire factory and supported his family by working overtime. However, he didn’t enjoy it and decided to get an alternative job as a clerk in the government bureau. In 1985, he enrolled at Peking University and did his undergraduate education there before completing his master’s degree at Stanford University. Later, Liu worked in the United States management consulting firm McKinsey & Company as an executive and consultant until 2001. Follow this page on Twitter, for more information.

 

More about Richard Liu on https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/06/jdcom-appoints-new-president-founder-to-focus-on-long-term-strategy.html

 

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