Question 1

True or false: He married a famous Chinese pop singer in a lavish ceremony.

Accepted Answer

False. His wife is Zhang Zetian, a former internet celebrity and philanthropist, not a pop singer, though she is widely known.

Question 2

True or false: He founded JD.com as an online bookstore, similar to Amazon's origin.

Accepted Answer

False. JD.com started as a physical electronics store in Beijing; it went online only in 2004, initially selling electronics.

Question 3

True or false: Liu Qiangdong delivered packages himself during JD.com's early days to save money.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1998, he started JD as a small shop and personally made deliveries by bicycle, often sleeping in the store.

Question 4

True or false: He studied computer science at Renmin University of China.

Accepted Answer

False. Liu actually majored in sociology at Renmin University, not computer science—a surprising fact given his tech empire.

Question 5

True or false: He pioneered JD.com's use of drones for last-mile delivery in rural China.

Accepted Answer

False. JD.com did test drones, but Liu himself didn't pioneer them; the company's focus was on its own logistics network, not drones first.

Question 6

True or false: Liu Qiangdong once worked as a janitor in a Japanese electronics company.

Accepted Answer

True. After graduating, he took a low-level job at a Japanese firm to learn management, cleaning offices during his shifts.

Question 7

True or false: Liu Qiangdong was once a contestant on a Chinese reality TV dating show.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2010, he appeared on 'If You Are the One' as a guest, seeking a partner, long before his fame exploded.

Question 8

True or false: Liu Qiangdong donated his entire JD.com salary to charity for over a decade.

Accepted Answer

True. From 2013 onward, he set his annual salary at 1 yuan and donated all dividends to rural education and poverty relief.

Liu Qiangdong Trivia Questions