Wang Xing

Wang Xing (Chinese: 王兴; born 18 February 1979) is a Chinese businessman, who co-founded Meituan and has been its CEO since January 2010. He was CEO of Fanfou from 2007 to 2010.[1] Wang Xing was born in 1979 in Longyan, Fujian, China.[2] Wang received a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering in 2001.[3] He enrolled in a PhD program in computer engineering at the University of Delaware from 2001 to 2004, but dropped out with a master's degree in computer engineering.[4][5] After leaving the University of Delaware, Wang returned to China to launch his business career. In his first technology startup, Wang along with a couple of friends, tried to create a Chinese version of the then-social networking site Friendster.[6] His first such site was called Duoduoyou (兜兜友; lit. 'Pocket–Pocket Friends'), targeting students in various Chinese universities. After Duoduoyou failed to take off, he started Youzitu (游子图; lit. 'Traveller's Map') for Chinese students abroad but the site eventually ceased operation.[2] In 2005, Wang created a Chinese version of Facebook called Xiaonei (校内网; lit. 'Inside-Campus Net'). The site was a hit but Wang had to sell it off due to financial problems. The new owners re-branded the site, renamed Renren (人人网; lit. 'People–People Net').[6]