Portrait of Cai Haoyu

Rank #693

Cai Haoyu

Net worth $6.0B

Mobile games · China

Born
May 01, 1987
Age
39
Source
Mobile games
Residence
Shanghai
Citizenship
China
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Cai Haoyu is a cofounder of Shanghai-based online games developer miHoYo, which he established in 2012 with college friends, Liu Wei and Luo Yuhao.
  • He stepped down as miHoYo chairman in 2023 for unexplained reasons and handed the reins over to Liu, but continued to retain a large stake.
  • Games from the company often feature anime-style characters and rich storylines.
  • By 2024, players worldwide have spent more than $5 billion on its blockbuster game Genshin Impact, four years after its release, according to research firm Sensor Tower.
  • Liu and Luo are both billionaires.
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook described miHoYo as a "phenomenal team" after a visit to its Shanghai headquarters in 2023.