# Jimmy Lai

> Lai Chee-ying, also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman, politician, and political prisoner. He founded the clothing retailer Giordano, the media company Next Digital, and the newspaper Apple Daily. He is one of the main contributors to Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp, especially to the Democratic Party. A British citizen since 1994, he was imprisoned in 2020 and his business operations shuttered under pressure from the Chinese government.

*Hong Kong businessman and activist (born 1947)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jimmy-lai

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** China
- **Born:** 1947-12-08
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 17.5 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 24.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #237
- **Category rank:** #148

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/JimmyLaiApple (@JimmyLaiApple)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11144519/ (@nm11144519)

## Sources
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- [Джиммі Лай](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BC%D1%96_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9)
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