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Last updated 7/1/2026

Richard LiuNet Worth Estimate

Estimated Range$5.2B - $6.4B$5,200,000,000 - $6,400,000,000

Richard Liu, the founder and chairman of JD.com, is estimated at roughly $5.2 billion to $6.4 billion. A wider defensible range is about $4.5 billion to $8.0 billion.

Richard Liu profile image from Wikimedia Commons
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Drivers

Wealth Breakdown

8 reviewed sources5 high-quality sources
Wealth composition$5,500,000,0002 sources
External wealth estimate1 input · 2 sources · 76/100 confidenceIncluded$5,500,000,000100%

Not Counted Directly

PhilanthropyContext only · $2,300,000,000
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Estimate

Current Assessment

Liu's fortune is mainly tied to his JD.com equity. Recent reputable reporting puts his net worth around $5.5 billion, and public-company materials identify him as JD.com's dominant founder shareholder. The estimate does not treat JD.com's revenue or international expansion as personal wealth. It also leaves room for uncertainty around share-price movement, any changes in his stake, and a large charitable share pledge reported in 2022.

Key caveats

  • The latest exact beneficial ownership table should be refreshed from JD.com's Form 20-F before publication.
  • A reported $2.3 billion charitable share pledge from 2022 could affect the estimate, but its current status was not confirmed here.
  • No reliable public evidence was found for Liu's personal debt, cash, real estate, or private investments.

Evidence gaps

  • Current JD.com mark-to-market stake value
  • Confirmed pledge and donation status
  • Private balance-sheet assets and liabilities
Range Model

Scenario Spread

Conservative
$4.5B - $5.5B
Base
$5.2B - $6.4B
Aggressive
$6.5B - $8.0B

Uncertainty Drivers

  • The latest exact beneficial ownership row and voting-power table need direct extraction from JD.com's Form 20-F.
  • JD.com's market price and market capitalization as of 2026-07-01 were not independently captured in this run.
  • The 2022 charitable share pledge is large, but completion, legal structure, and current wealth-list treatment are unclear.
  • Public sources do not reveal personal debt, margin loans, taxes payable, real estate, cash, or private investments.
  • Chinese founder holdings may be held through entities, family vehicles, or pledged shares that are not fully visible in press summaries.
Evidence

Reviewed Signals

SignalValueConfidence
2022 charitable share pledge
Reported pledge of JD.com shares then worth about $2.3 billion to charity.		$2,300,000,000
50/100
Founder-chairman control context
Liu founded JD.com and remains chairman with reported strategic influence after leaving the CEO role.		Founder and chairman
82/100
JD.com founder equity
Liu is reported as owning about 15.8% of JD.com, with primary SEC filings providing the annual-report disclosure lane.		€0
64/100
External wealth estimate near $5.5 billion
Recent reputable reporting places Liu's personal fortune around $5.5 billion, broadly consistent with older Forbes billionaire-list context.		$5,500,000,000
76/100
Citations

Sources

  1. Liu QiangdongTier 4
  2. JD.comTier 4
  3. JD.com founder Richard Liu steps down as CEOTier 3
  4. JD.com's founder 'still running' ecommerce group from overseasTier 2
  5. Inside the $187bn Chinese mega retailer targeting BritainTier 2
  6. Richard Liu profileTier 2
  7. JD.com, Inc. 2024 Form 20-F filing accession 000095017025048471Tier 1
  8. SEC EDGAR directory for JD.com, Inc. filingsTier 1
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