Wang Xing
Co-founder and CEO of Meituan, China’s food-delivery giant
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Wang Xing is a Chinese serial entrepreneur who copied Facebook with Xiaonei and Twitter with Fanfou before co-founding Meituan in 2010. Meituan became China’s largest platform for food delivery and local services.
Biography
Background
Wang studied electronic engineering at Tsinghua University and left a PhD at the University of Delaware to start companies in China.
Xiaonei and Fanfou
His campus social network Xiaonei (2005) was sold and became Renren. His microblog Fanfou was shut by authorities in 2009.
Meituan
He co-founded Meituan in 2010 as a group-buying site, surviving the “thousand group-buying war”. It merged with Dianping in 2015 and dominated food delivery.
Growth
Meituan listed in Hong Kong in 2018 and expanded into ride-hailing, travel and drone delivery.
Timeline
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1979
Born in Longyan, Fujian, China
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2005
Launches Xiaonei
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2007
Fanfou
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2010
Co-founds Meituan
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2015
Merges with Dianping
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2018
Meituan IPO
Did you know?
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1
He is known for reading widely and posting book recommendations.
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He came from Longyan, the same city as ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming.
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3
Meituan riders in yellow jackets are a familiar sight in Chinese cities.
Connections
Frequently asked
Who is Wang Xing?
Wang Xing is a Chinese serial entrepreneur who copied Facebook with Xiaonei and Twitter with Fanfou before co-founding Meituan in 2010. Meituan became China’s largest platform for food delivery and local services.
How old is Wang Xing?
Wang Xing is 47 years old, born on 18 February 1979 in Longyan, Fujian, China.
Where is Wang Xing from?
Wang Xing was born in Longyan, Fujian, China.
What is Wang Xing known for?
Wang Xing is best known for Co-founding Xiaonei (Renren), Fanfou and Meituan (2010).
References
- Wang Xing — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Wang Xing (Q18235069) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
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“Wang Xing.” TrackFame, last updated 5 November 2026. https://trackfame.com/person/wang-xing
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