Wang Jianlin

Wang Jianlin is a Chinese billionaire businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Dalian Wanda Group, China’s largest real estate development company, and the world’s largest movie theater operator. He owns 15% of the Spanish football club Atlético Madrid.

  • Wang Jianlin chairs Dalian Wanda Group, which has investments in real estate, finance and movie theaters.
  • Dalian Wanda is one of the world’s biggest commercial real estate developers with more than 260 plazas in China.
  • After a buying spree, Wang has been retreating in recent years, selling his Chinese hotel and tourism portfolio for over $9 billion in 2017.
  • In 2018, he sold a stake in Spanish soccer club Atletico de Madrid. He also sold a part of his stake in U.S. movie theater chain AMC.
  • He still owns U.S. film studio Legendary Entertainment and operates one of China’s largest movie theater chains.