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Cao Kanyu

Cao Kanyu

Cao Kanyu (#2363)

Global Rank #2363
Country Rank #305
Country China

Cao Kanyu is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 2 B
  • Semiconductors
  • China
  • M
  • 55 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,363
Country Rank #305
Net Worth $1.8B
Previous Worth $1.8B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country China
Industry Semiconductors
Age 55 Years
Gender M
Last Refreshed 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Hefei, China
Citizenship China
World Billionaires List China Billionaires Semiconductors

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Personal Stats

Age 55
Source Of Wealth Semiconductors, Self Made
Residence Hefei, China
Citizenship China
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Tsinghua Univeristy; Master of Arts/Science, Ohio University; Ph.D, University of California at Berkeley
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.8B
Current Net Worth $1.8B

About Me

Cao Kanyu is the president of Shanghai-listed memory chip giant CXMT, which raised in July 2026 $8.6 billion in one of the largest listings in Asia ever. The company, also known as Changxin Memory Technologies, is the world's fourth largest producer of DRAM chips by market share, after Samsung, SK Hynix and Micro, according to Counterpoint Research. Cao worked at a number of semiconductor companies in the U.S. and China - including the chip division of Dutch electronics giant Philips (now NXP Semiconductors) and GigaDevice - before joining CXMT in 2017. The company's Chairman Zhu Yiming is also a billionaire.

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