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Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong businessman and activist (born 1947)

  • Fame59.5
  • Momentum17.5
  • China rank#237
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  • Fame59.5
  • Momentum17.5
  • China rank#237
  • Founders rank#148
  • Wikipedia21.1K
Born 1947 · age 79China
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    29 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in China
    #237
    Founders
  • Age
    79
    Born 1947
  • Known for
    The Blazing Ninja
    1981
Summary
Updated 2026-09-05

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.

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Fame
Rising
59.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum17.5
Historical24.2
Now attention100.0
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#237
Category rank
#148
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