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PROFILE
Gao Dekang & family
$6B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 10/5/25
#649 in the world todayReflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
$5.8B
2024 China's 100 Richest Net Worth
as of 11/6/24
Photo by VCG/Getty Images
From the Editor
- Gao Dekang is the chairman and CEO of Bosideng International Holdings, one of the world's largest makers of down jackets.
- Born in 1952 in a family of tailors, Gao learnt how to sew when he was a child.
- He opened a small tailor shop in 1976, and decided to focus on making down jackets about a decade later.
- Today the Hong Kong-listed company operates a network of more than 3,000 stores across China. It also sells its products in dozens of countries including France, Italy and the U.S.
- Gao's wife, Mei Dong, and son Gao Xiaodong both sit on Bosideng's board of directors.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 73
- Source of Wealth
- Apparel, Self Made
- Residence
- Changshu, China
- Citizenship
- China
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 1
- Education
- EMBA, Phoenix International University
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