Forrest Li

The entrepreneur behind the tech giant Sea Group (Garena, Shopee).

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Occupation

Founder, Sea Ltd

Born in

Tianjin

Born

January 1, 1977

Zodiac

Capricorn

18,136

days alive

49

years old

$1.7B

net worth

#97 of 2,697

Born
January 1, 1977 in 🇨🇳Tianjin
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·snake 🐍
Updated Jul 2026

About

Forrest Li Xiaodong is a Singaporean entrepreneur and billionaire. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Sea Limited, a Singapore tech company with subsidiaries including Garena, Shopee, and Monee. In addition, he is the chairman of Lion City Sailors FC, as well as president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).

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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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2023
Day 16,801
Age 46

Sea Ltd faces challenges

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2023

Sea Ltd navigates economic headwinds and adjusts strategies.

2022
Day 16,436
Age 45

Sea Ltd's Shopee expands in Latin America

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2022

Shopee continues expansion in Latin American markets.

Day 16,436
Age 45

Sea Ltd's valuation declines

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2022

Sea Ltd experiences a significant drop in market valuation.

Day 16,436
Age 45

Acquisition of Ibriz.ai

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2022

Sea Ltd acquires Ibriz.ai, an artificial intelligence startup.

2020
Day 15,705
Age 43

Sea Ltd expands into financial services

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2020

Sea Ltd broadens its offerings to include digital financial services.

2019
Day 15,340
Age 42

Shopee becomes leading e-commerce platform

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2019

Shopee establishes itself as a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia.

2017
Day 14,902
Age 40

Sea Limited listed on NYSE

Confidence
96%
Oct 20, 2017

Sea Limited (formerly Garena) gets listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Day 14,737
Age 40

Garena rebranded as Sea Limited

Confidence
96%
May 8, 2017

Garena changes its name to Sea Limited to reflect its diverse businesses.

2015
Day 13,879
Age 38

Launch of Shopee

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2015

Forrest Li launches Shopee, a mobile-centric e-commerce platform.

2014
Day 13,514
Age 37

Launch of AirPay

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2014

Li launches AirPay, a digital payments service.

2011
Day 12,418
Age 34

Secures Series C Funding for Garena

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2011

Garena secures significant Series C funding.

2009
Day 11,688
Age 32

Launch of Garena

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2009

Forrest Li founds Garena, an online game platform and digital entertainment company.

2006
Day 10,592
Age 29

MBA from Stanford University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2006

Forrest Li graduates with an MBA from Stanford University.

2005
Day 10,227
Age 28

Consultant at Motorola

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2005

Worked as consultant at Motorola after graduation.

2002
Day 9,131
Age 25

Internship at Corning

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96%
Jan 1, 2002

Internship at Corning Incorporated.

1999
Day 8,035
Age 22

Bachelor's Degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University

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96%
Jan 1, 1999

Forrest Li earns a bachelor's degree in engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

1977
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Forrest Li

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Jan 1, 1977

Forrest Li is born in Tianjin, China.