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2. Ren Zhengfei

Date of Birth: October 25, 1944 (Age 76 years)

Occupation: Founder of Huawei Technologies

Net Worth: $1.4 Billion (as of January 2nd, 2021)

At 76 years, Ren is the oldest entrepreneur to grace our list. Initially starting the company with just 5,000 dollars, he has managed to bring Huawei to what it is today, a company worth over 160 billion dollars. Recently, Huawei was accused of conducting cyber-espionage by several countries all over the world. In the face of this company crisis, the founder was able to appear calm and composed as he answered questions and provided details about the scandal. Since then, Huawei has worked on improving key areas such as chips and mobile phones.

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