Fu Liquan built his fortune by leaving a salaried technical career to start an equipment business in 1993 and later co-founding Dahua Technology, where his retained controlling stake became the core asset behind his billionaire wealth. [1][2][3]
His business career began as an employee before he became an entrepreneur
Forbes says Fu worked at a small electrical-equipment factory before starting his first equipment plant in 1993, a progression that points to technical work and customer relationships rather than inherited ownership as the foundation of his later fortune. [1]
Zhejiang Shuren University says Fu left a stable state-owned-enterprise job in 1993 and used customer trust and advance payments to assemble the capital for his first business, giving a more detailed picture of how he financed the transition into entrepreneurship. [3]
Dahua's 2025 annual report identifies Fu as one of the company's main founders and says he remained chairman after stepping down from the president role in early 2026, linking his wealth to a business he helped create and continued to govern. [2]
Retained control of Dahua became the main financial engine of his fortune
The 2025 annual report shows Fu holding 31.15% of Dahua at year-end and identifies him and his wife Chen Ailing as the company's actual controllers, demonstrating that founder ownership remained economically central decades after the company's creation. [2]
Forbes classifies Fu's surveillance-equipment fortune as self-made. His move from salaried technical work into company formation and retained control supports a high self-created score, while the reviewed record does not establish the unusually severe starting disadvantage needed for the maximum anchor. [1][3][2]
Sources for background
Sources reviewed Oct 6, 2026.
- Fu Liquan · Forbes · Mar 10, 2026
- 2025 Annual Report · Zhejiang Dahua Technology · Apr 28, 2026
- Someone Who Made His Dream Come True - Fu Liquan, Class of 1987, Radio · Zhejiang Shuren University · Jan 7, 2022
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