Wang Laichun

Wang Laichun (Chinese: 王来春; pinyin: Wáng Láichūn; born 1967), also known in English as Grace Wang, is a Chinese businesswoman and billionaire who co-founded the electronics manufacturer Luxshare and now serves as its chairwoman and chief executive officer.^[1] Founded in 2004 in Dongguan, China, the company designs and manufacturers computer cables; it is also a key assembler of AirPods for Apple.^[2] The company was listed publicly on the SME board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2010.^[3]

Wang was born in 1967 in southern Guangdong province, China;^[1] she is a native of the city of Shantou.^[4] From 1984 to 1986, Wang was an employee of Sanyo.^[5] In 1988, the year Wang graduated from junior high school,^{[4][clarification needed]} Foxconn established a factory in Shenzhen. Then 21 years old,^[6] Wang began working as an assembly operator in the factory.^[7]

In 1997, Wang left Foxconn to work with brother Wang Laisheng in starting their own company.^[8] Luxshare was founded in 2004,^[4] and Laisheng became vice chairman of the company.^[9] From 2007 to 2021, Foxconn was a client of Luxshare, and provided the company half of its operating revenue.^[10]

Though she worked in factories instead of attending college during her teenage years,^[1] Wang holds an executive MBA from Tsinghua University.^[8][11]

In 2014, The Daily Telegraph included Wang in a list of the world's richest five self-made women.^[9] China Daily named Wang the second-richest Chinese woman in 2021, surpassed only by Yang Huiyan.^[12] In 2024, Forbes listed Wang number 51 in its annual list of the world's most powerful women.^[13] The 2024 Fortune list of powerful people in business placed Wang at rank 56 worldwide,^[14] 10th among women,^[15] and 1st on its list of powerful women in Asia.^[16][17]

Wang spoke at Duke Kunshan University in 2025 as part of their Distinguished Speaker Series.^[5]