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February 28, 2025
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Ai Jun responds after being told that the richest person in China for an hour?

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Ai Jun responds after being told that the richest person in China for an hour?


After closing at 56.6 hkd (7.28 usd) on friday, lei jun, the co-founder and ceo of the chinese tech behemoth xiaomi, briefly overtook zhong shanshan of nongfu spring to become china's richest person after a share price rally on thursday.


However, as the estimate is very rough, xiaomi's shares on the hong kong stock exchange soared to 58.7 hkd (7.55 usd) at one point before falling to 58.7 hkd (7.55 usd) at one point before reversing, surpassing zhong's 363.1 billion rmb (49.90 billion usd).


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As xiaomi share prices plummeted, lei's name of "richest person for an hour" emerged as chinese entrepreneurs such as lei continued to have a low profile, netizens increased even as xiaomi stock prices plummeted.


Ceos such as and 360's zhou hongyi have turned themselves into influencers and brand ambassadors for their companies, and lei jun has increasingly lowered the share prices to avoid being the country's richest individual.


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