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chinaplus.cri.cn | Updated: 2018-06-07 10:20

2. Robin Li

Robin Li is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur and a co-founder of search engine Baidu. He is also one of the richest people in China, with a net worth of US$18.5 billion as of October 2017.

Robin Li or Li Yanhong at a young age [Photo/Baidu Weibo]

Robin Li turned 18 years old in 1986. The Gaokao for Li was quite easy. His scores were the highest among those of test takers in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province in 1986.

Li Yanhong, Chairman and CEO of Baidu Inc., attends the ceremony marking the 120th anniversary of Peking University in Beijing, May 4, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

After spending three months on his college campus, Li decided to switch his major from Library and Information Science to Computer Science and applied for a PhD program. Li then went abroad. He met his most important partner - his wife - while studying abroad.

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