Lin Bin

{{short description|Chinese-American billionaire entrepreneur}}

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Lin Bin (born 1961) is a Chinese-American billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and vice chairman of Xiaomi.{{cite web

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Lin studied Electrical Engineering graduating from the radio electronics department of the Sun Yat-sen University. Later he received a master of science in Computer Engineering from Drexel University.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/03/04/2015-forbes-billionaires-china-shout-out-xiaomis-bin-lin/?sh=3da9eaf67e47|title=2015 Forbes Billionaires China Shout-Out: Xiaomi's Bin Lin|author=Russell Flannery|date=2015-03-04|work=Forbes|accessdate=2022-04-21}}

After graduation, Lin started at Microsoft, where he worked on Internet Explorer. From 2006 to 2010, he worked as an engineering director at Google and served as Vice President of Google China’s Engineering Research Institute.{{cite news |last=Shu |first=Catherine |title=Xiaomi, What Americans Need To Know |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/28/xiaomi-what-americans-need-to-know/ |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=TechCrunch |date=29 August 2013}} In 2010 Lin co-founded Xiaomi together with Lei Jun and five other individuals, serving as president of the company.{{cite news |last1=Clover |first1=Charles |title=Chinese tech: Selling to the next billion |url=https://www.ft.com/content/bddc67e2-68c7-11e4-af00-00144feabdc0 |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=www.ft.com |date=11 November 2014}} After previously stepping down from his role, in 2019 he became the vice chairman of the company.{{cite web|url=https://beebom.com/xiaomi-co-founder-lei-jun-steps-down-as-china-president-amid-leadership-reshuffle/|title=Xiaomi Co-founder Lei Jun Steps Down as China President Amid Leadership Reshuffle|author=Anmol Sachdeva|date=2019-12-02|publisher=Beebom|accessdate=2022-04-21}}

Lin Bin made the 2025 Forbes Billionaires List with an estimated wealth of $18.1 billion and occupied the 115th position worldwide.