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Wang Shouyi Shisanxiang
Wang Shouyi Shisanxiang (王守义十三香) is a Chinese condiment maker founded in 1984 by Wang Shouyi in Zhumadian, Henan, known for its Thirteen Spices seasoning powder.
Wang Xiaokun
Wang Xiaokun (王霄锟) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the ChaPanda freshly-made tea chain in Chengdu in 2008 and chairs the company, which listed in Hong Kong in 2024.
Wang Xiaotong
Wang Xiaotong (王晓童) is a Chinese education-electronics entrepreneur who co-founded Noah Education in 1999 and was Chief Technology Officer when it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2007.
Wang Xuan (computer scientist)
Wang Xuan (王选) was a Peking University computer scientist who invented the Chinese-language laser phototypesetting system and founded Founder Group, which ran 99% of China's newspaper typesetting.
Wang Xuning
Wang Xuning (王旭宁, born 1969) is a Chinese entrepreneur, born in Yantai, Shandong, who invented the electric automatic soymilk maker in 1994 and founded the Jinan-based appliance company Joyoung.
Wang Yun'an
Wang Yun'an (王云安), born in 1986, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the Good me tea chain in 2010 and chairs Guming Holdings, listed in Hong Kong in 2025.
Wang Yung-tsai
Wang Yung-tsai (王永在) was a Taiwanese industrialist who co-founded Formosa Plastics Group with his elder brother Wang Yung-ching in 1954 and directed its Mailiao sixth naphtha cracker.
Wang Zebang
Wang Zebang (王泽邦), also known as Wang Laoji, was a Qing-dynasty herbal-tea maker in Guangzhou who founded the Wanglaoji herbal-tea business in 1828, now a China Time-Honored Brand.
Wang Zhihe
Wang Zhihe is a Chinese Time-honored Brand of fermented bean curd founded in 1669 by a Qing-dynasty examination candidate credited with inventing stinky fermented tofu.
Wang Zimu
Wang Zimu (王梓木), born 1953, is a Chinese insurance executive and member of the "92 school" who founded Huatai Insurance in 1996 and chaired it until 2022.
Wangzhihe
Wangzhihe (王致和) is a Beijing condiment maker founded in 1669 during the Qing dynasty, best known as China's largest producer of fermented bean curd, or furu.
Want Want Group
Want Want Group is a Taiwan-founded food and beverage maker led by Tsai Eng-meng, known for rice crackers and Wangzai Milk, with over 90% of revenue from mainland China.
Wanxiang Group
Wanxiang Group (万向集团), often shortened to Wanxiang, is a Hangzhou-based Chinese automotive components and clean-energy conglomerate founded in 1969 by Lu Guanqiu, and led since 2017 by his son Lu Weiding.
Wei Ing-Chou
Wei Ing-Chou, also known as Wei Yingzhou (魏应州), is a Taiwanese businessman who founded Tingyi with his three brothers in 1991 and built Master Kong into China's leading instant-noodle brand.
Wei Jianjun
Wei Jianjun (魏建军), known internationally as Jack Wey, is a Chinese automotive executive who built Great Wall Motor in Baoding into a multinational SUV and pickup maker, chairing it since 2001.
Wei Lihua
Wei Lihua (魏立华) is the founder, chairperson, and controlling shareholder of Junlebao Dairy Group, which he started in Shijiazhuang in 1995 and built into China's third-largest integrated dairy company.
Wei Ying-chung
Wei Ying-chung (魏应充) is a Taiwanese food-industry executive, third of the four Wei brothers who built Ting Hsin and Master Kong, and was convicted in the 2014 cooking-oil scandal.
Wei Ying-hsing
Wei Ying-hsing (魏应行, also romanised Wei Yin-heng) is a Taiwanese billionaire, fourth of the four Wei brothers behind Master Kong, who runs Ting Hsin's Dicos and FamilyMart China chains.
Wen Bin
Wen Bin (文宾) is a Chinese entrepreneur, born in 1987 in Changsha, who founded the nostalgic dining brand Wenheyou after starting as a street vendor.
Wen Yibo
Wen Yibo (文一波) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded Sound Group in Beijing in 1993 and built it into China's largest private environmental protection company.
Wenquxing
Wenquxing (文曲星) is a Chinese electronic dictionary brand created by Beijing Golden Vision, whose CC-100 launched in 1995 and led the market for six years.
White Collar (fashion house)
White Collar (白领) is a Beijing-based Chinese high-end women's ready-to-wear and haute couture brand founded in 1994 by Miao Hongbing, who left a Ministry of Petroleum post to start it.
William Jardine (merchant)
William Jardine (1784 to 1843) was a Scottish physician turned merchant who co-founded Jardine, Matheson & Co., built it into the leading British trading house in China, and helped shape the First Opium War.
Wu Gang
Wu Gang (武钢) is a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur who founded Goldwind, the Urumqi-headquartered wind turbine manufacturer he has chaired since 2002, ranked the world's largest turbine supplier through 2025.
Wu Hanjie
Wu Hanjie (吴汉杰) is a Chinese entrepreneur from Fujian Province who founded the sportswear company Hongxing Erke in 2000 and chaired it until handing it to his sons in 2006.
Wu Kegang
Wu Kegang (武克刚, born 1952 in Hangzhou) is a Hong Kong-based Chinese entrepreneur who founded Tongheng Group in 1992 and created the Yunnan Red wine brand.
Wu Shaoxun
Wu Shaoxun (吴少勋, born 1956) is a Chinese entrepreneur who chairs and owns about 99% of Jing Brand, the Hubei maker of China Jing liquor.
Xi Chunyang
Xi Chunyang (奚春阳) is a Chinese express-delivery executive who served as executive president of Shentong Express and bought TTK Express in 2012, selling it to Suning in 2017.
Xia Zhisheng
Xia Zhisheng (夏志生, born 1941) is a Chinese entrepreneur from Haining, Zhejiang, who founded the Meida business group, invented the integrated stove, and took the company public in 2012.
Xiabu Xiabu
Xiabu Xiabu (呷哺呷哺) is a Beijing hot pot group, founded in 1998 by Ho Kuang-Chi, that operates both the mass-market Xiabuxiabu and premium Coucou (凑凑) brands.