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Last Updated Mar 10, 2026, 1:01am EDT

  • 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.
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Age
39
Source of Wealth
Mobile games, Self Made
Residence
Shanghai, China
Citizenship
China
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Apple CEO Tim Cook described miHoYo as a "phenomenal team" after a visit to its Shanghai headquarters in 2023.
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