L i Xiang, also known as Xiang Li, is a highly successful serial entrepreneur in China's technology and automotive industries, renowned for founding two billion-dollar, U.S.-listed companies. A high school dropout, he began his career as a webmaster and founded PCPop.com, a digital media site, in 2000. His first major success came in 2005 when he founded Autohome Inc., an online portal for car consumers. Under his leadership, Autohome became the go-to website for car reviews, pricing, and information in China, and he successfully took the company public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013.

Not content with just writing about cars, Li decided to build them. In 2015, he founded his second major venture, Li Auto, a manufacturer of new energy vehicles. He differentiated his company from a crowded field of EV startups by focusing on extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs). These vehicles use a gasoline engine as an onboard generator to charge the battery, effectively eliminating the range anxiety that plagues many potential EV buyers. This pragmatic approach resonated with consumers, and Li Auto's first model, the Li ONE, became a bestseller. Li took his second company public on the Nasdaq in 2020, cementing his status as a visionary entrepreneur.