How Rich Is Forrest Li, The Man Behind Garena Free Fire?

Forrest Li studied engineering at a prestigious university in China but this man reportedly threw himself into video games from time to time during his studenthood.

Free Fire must be the first name to come to our mind when we’re tasked with calling out a mobile game that has the largest fan base in India. However, little do we know anything about Forrest Li, the man who was responsible for creating Free Fire and who has already become a billionaire thanks to this battle-royale uproar.

Forrest Li Garena — Forrest Li, the man who was responsible for creating Free Fire and who has already become a billionaire thanks to this battle-royale uproar.

This billionaire businessman was born in China and currently lives in Singapore. Li stands behind several very successful companies like Garena and Shopee throughout his career.

Forrest Li studied engineering at a prestigious university in China but this man reportedly threw himself into video games from time to time during his studenthood.

Forrest Li Shopee — Li stands behind several very successful companies like Garena and Shopee throughout his career.

After completing his bachelor's degree, he worked for Motorola while taking an MBA from Stanford University.

Billionaire due to a game

As stated earlier, Forrest Li started to enter the billionaire list as he managed to notch up great success with Free Fire.

Free Fire Billionaire — Forrest Li now owns a staggering fortune of $12.2 billion.

In fact, Li was the second person to achieve that milestone, following the path of Tim Sweeney, who was the founder of Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.

Forrest Li's fortune, the "owner of Garena"

According to Forbes, Forrest Li now owns a staggering fortune of $12.2 billion. This happened after Garena made its way to the New York Stock Exchange. Free Fire even helped him level up his wealth with a booming increase in the company's revenue amid the pandemic lockdown.