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William Li
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
William Li serves as Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NIO. A Chinese EV founder-CEO building premium electric mobility around service and battery infrastructure.
FigureAsia Profile
Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- China
- Field
- Mobility & Physical Economy
- Organisation
- NIO
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Professional record
A Chinese EV founder-CEO building premium electric mobility around service and battery infrastructure. His contribution was keeping a premium, service-led EV concept visible in China's highly competitive mobility market. His influence reaches EV buyers, battery-service providers, investors, automakers and founders exploring mobility-as-a-service models.
FigureAsia Record
Selected recognition
2026
Top 100 CEOs 2026
No. 70
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2026
Top 100 Business Leaders 2026
No. 78
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2025
Asia's Top Entrepreneurs 2025
No. 33
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2025
Asia's Top CEOs 100 2025
No. 70
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2024
Asia's Top Self-Made Leaders 2024
No. 32
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2023
Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2023
No. 46
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2023
Asia's Top CEOs 2023
No. 70
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2022
Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2022
No. 22
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2022
Asia's Top CEOs 2022
No. 44
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2021
Asia's Top CEOs 2021
No. 25
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2021
Asia's Top Tech Leaders 2021
No. 40
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2020
Asia's Top CEOs 2020
No. 21
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2019
Asia's Top CEOs 2019
No. 84
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2019
FigureAsia 100: Asia's Top CEOs 2019
No. 84
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2018
Asia's Top CEOs 2018
No. 27
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