The top 50 billionaire inventors
March 11, 2023
Wang Chuanfu is a Chinese entrepreneur and the founder of the electric car company BYD, holding the throne as the king of China’s nascent electric vehicle market, which is currently the largest EV market in the world.
Wang started his career in the battery industry and later founded BYD in 1995. Under his leadership, BYD has become a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, batteries, and other electronic components.
Wang has received numerous awards, including the Frost & Sullivan “2009 Automotive Entrepreneurial Company of the Year” award and the “2010 Technology and Innovation Award” from the Wall Street Journal.