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James Dyson
British inventor and entrepreneur who founded Dyson Ltd. after developing a bagless vacuum cleaner based on cyclonic separation.
Richard Branson
British entrepreneur who founded the Virgin business group. His early venture was a student magazine, followed by a mail-order record business and record shops.
Ingvar Kamprad
Swedish entrepreneur who founded IKEA in 1943. The business began as a mail-order company and later became known internationally for furniture and home furnishings.
Akio Morita
Japanese entrepreneur who co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later Sony Group, with Masaru Ibuka in 1946.
Soichiro Honda
Japanese engineer and industrialist who co-founded Honda Motor Co. with Takeo Fujisawa. Honda grew from a motorised-bicycle business into a global mobility manufacturer.
Masayoshi Son
Japanese entrepreneur and investor who founded SoftBank in 1981, initially as a software distribution business.
Lei Jun
Chinese entrepreneur and investor who founded Xiaomi in 2010 with a group of partners. Xiaomi develops consumer electronics and smart devices.
Zhang Yiming
Chinese technology entrepreneur who founded ByteDance in 2012. The company developed products including Toutiao and TikTok.
Pony Ma
Chinese entrepreneur who co-founded Tencent in 1998 with four other partners. Tencent developed internet and digital services including QQ and WeChat.
Jack Ma
Chinese entrepreneur and educator who led the group of 18 people that established Alibaba in Hangzhou in 1999.