Lin Li moved from a Bank of China career into entrepreneurship, founding Liye Group in 1995 and building a diversified investment portfolio spanning financial services, healthcare, metals and green energy. [1]
His career began in banking rather than family ownership
Before becoming an entrepreneur, Lin worked at several local branches of Bank of China, giving him financial-sector experience without an inherited operating company serving as the base of his fortune. [1]
He founded Liye Group in 1995, shifting from bank employment into ownership and investment management. [1]
That move established the platform through which he would later accumulate holdings across multiple sectors rather than relying on a single inherited family business. [1]
Liye became a diversified investment vehicle
Forbes describes Liye Group as an investment firm with interests in healthcare, metals and green energy, along with stakes in financial businesses including ChinaLin Securities and Tencent-backed WeBank. [1]
The reviewed record supports a primarily self-created fortune because Lin founded the investment group after a professional banking career and no reviewed source establishes inherited operating ownership or family capital that remained economically central to the eventual scale. [1]
Sources for background
Sources reviewed Sep 28, 2026.
- Lin Li · Forbes · Mar 10, 2026
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