.mobi 9th Richest Man in the World has invested in .mobi, no April Fool's Joke

[domaindigger]

I'm sure you guys have seen one of the company's sponsoring .mobi, Hutchison, and probably wondered what the hell it was and didn't give it much thought.

Well, you should. I did a little poking around and I uncovered something VERY interesting. Hutchison is actually Hutchison Whampoa. I know that doesn't mean much to most of you, but that's the company of Li Ka-shing. If you have not heard that name before, engrave it into your head.

Li Ka-shing​

Li Ka-shing is one of the most famous businessmen in the world for his wealth and his business acumen. He is the richest person of Chinese descent in the world, the richest and most influential investor in Asia, and the 9th richest man in the world according to Forbes with an estimated wealth of $23 billion on March 6, 2007. Presently, he is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings in Hong Kong.

Considered one of the most powerful figures in Asia, Li was named "Asia's Most Powerful Man" by Asiaweek in 2001. Forbes Magazine and the Forbes family honored Li Ka-shing with the first ever "Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 5, 2006, in Singapore. In spite of his wealth, Li has a reputation for leading a no-frills lifestyle, and is known to wear simple black dress shoes and an inexpensive Seiko wristwatch.

Li is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong because of his business prowess.

If Li Ka-shing has his fingers in .mobi, expect it to become huge. So now the richest and 9th richest men in the world are tied to .mobi. Can any other sponsored-TLD say that?

 

[-REECE-]

Just read the company wiki, great find!

edit: Quoted from Wikipedia: "Hutchison Whampoa group has the reputation of being an astute asset trader. It frequently builds up new businesses and sells them off."

Let's hope this is one of those assets

 

[Traveler]

Now if he would only dump 1/26th of his wealth into advertising .mobi! Heck, I would even buy him a new Seiko

 

[-REECE-]

Now if he would only dump 1/26th of his wealth into advertising .mobi! Heck, I would even buy him a new Seiko

LOL, I'm willing to chip in half if he does that

 

[GijsZePa]

9th Richest Man in the World has invested in .mobi

Ah...nice to hear that some guys behind me on the list are also willing to invest some of their money...

:gl:

Martin

 

[Pred]

I'm sure you guys have seen one of the company's sponsoring .mobi, Hutchison, and probably wondered what the hell it was and didn't give it much thought.

Well, you should. I did a little poking around and I uncovered something VERY interesting. Hutchison is actually Hutchison Whampoa. I know that doesn't mean much to most of you, but that's the company of Li Ka-shing. If you have not heard that name before, engrave it into your head.

Li Ka-shing​

If Li Ka-shing has his fingers in .mobi, expect it to become huge. So now the richest and 9th richest men in the world are tied to .mobi. Can any other sponsored-TLD say that?

i'd love to think so & certyainly hope it means that.
If i'm honest, even he has probably never heard of mobi yet, whereas his advisers prob have.
It's gonna take time Guys.
If it goes tits, or is a big success, prob won't affect him too much, but hopefully is a great success & affects us!

The Guys name is incredible! No wonder he's loaded, even his name spells Ker-ching!! LOL

 

[domaindigger]

If i'm honest, even he has probably never heard of mobi yet, whereas his advisers prob have.

No, this guy is not like Bill Gates, this guy gets involved in everything his companies touch, which is why he's so savvy. He's got his fingers in so many different industries. I can assure you he's heard of .mobi. Whenever news comes out about one of his companies, he quotes the media directly, not some adviser. You don't see Billy boy doing that very often.

Case in point.

 

[GijsZePa]

No, this guy is not like Bill Gates, this guy gets involved in everything his companies touch, which is why he's so savvy. He's got his fingers in so many different industries. I can assure you he's heard of .mobi. Whenever news comes out about one of his companies, he quotes the media directly, not some adviser. You don't see Billy boy doing that very often.

Case in point.

I hope for him that .mobi evolves fast....(he's already 79)

Martin

 

[binaryman]

Good news but it was no secret though. This news has been available on the .Mobi website for a long time :
http://pc.mtld.mobi/mobilenet/about_investors.html

 

[Traveler]

I hope for him that .mobi evolves fast....(he's already 79)

Martin

All the money in the world won't buy you a new body, yet. Does he have any daughters??? hehehe

 

[domaindigger]

Good news but it was no secret though. This news has been available on the .Mobi website for a long time :
http://pc.mtld.mobi/mobilenet/about_investors.html

I had seen that page many times and nowhere did it mention Li Ka-shing's name. I had seen Hutchison several times, a company I had never heard about before, so I just assumed it was a small insignificant company. That perception changed after I found out who owned and ran that company.

 

[Pred]

All the money in the world won't buy you a new body, yet. Does he have any daughters??? hehehe

LOL
Possible, but good chance they're 50 plus!
And i'm not talking about their brasize

 

[Traveler]

LOL
Possible, but good chance they're 50 plus!
And i'm not talking about their brasize

Duh, lol, ok. Well thats even better, he has to have some granddaughters They would be around my age and I even speak chinese :lala: Just don't tell my gf i posted this or she will kick my butt.

 

[binaryman]

"Hutchison is actually Hutchison Whampoa."

Oh sorry..I thought you meant that you did'nt know that and had just discovered that. Sure the part about the Chinese rich feller is very interesting.