The Unicorn; China Internet Plus; 独角兽企业; 7/174

The Unicorn; China Internet Plus; 独角兽企业; 7/174


7.China Internet Plus

Company Information

Valuation $15 billion
Sector Software
Headquarters Beijing, China
Founded 2003
CEO Wang Xing

Internet Plus

Internet Plus (Chinese: 互联网+), similar to Information Superhighway and Industry 4.0, is proposed by China’s prime minister Li Keqiang in his Government Work Report on March 5 in 2015[1] so as to keep pace with the Information Trend. According to China’s official website, “Internet plus” was on the list of significant economic keywords in 2015[2] and is one of the newest expressions of the two sessions (National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Chinese: 两会) of the year.

王兴(美团网CEO)
王兴,人人网(原校内网)创始人,饭否网总裁,美团网创始人兼CEO。
1997年,王兴从龙岩一中保送到清华大学电子工程系无线电专业,2001年毕业于清华大学。
2003年放弃美国学业回国创立校内网,06年被千橡集团收购;
2007年创办饭否网;
2010年创办团购网站美团网。
2014年,王兴入围2014年度华人经济领袖。
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