In late 2016, he was looking into investing in the property sector, and travelled to Zimbabwe in December and to the United Kingdom.
[1][2] As of April 2021, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated Ding's fortune to be $35.8 billion.
He founded NetEase and became the richest individual on the Chinese mainland in 2003 (7.6 billion yuan), becoming the country's first internet and gaming billionaire.
[5] The pig farm is centered around technology and environmental sustainability, and is not meant to become a major arm of the company.
[6] In June 2020, Ding purchased a 16,000-square-foot mansion for US$29 million in Bel Air, Los Angeles, from Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk.