Cher Wang
Taiwanese entrepreneur and philanthropist
Cher Wang (Chinese: 王雪紅; pinyin: Wáng Xuěhóng; born 15 September 1958) is a Taiwanese businesswoman and entrepreneur. As co-founder, chairperson (since 2007), and CEO (as of 2025) of HTC Corporation and integrated chipset maker VIA Technologies, she is one of the most successful women in computer technology.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Cher Wang (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Sep 14, 1958.1
About
Wang's father was Wang Yung-ching, founder of the plastics and petrochemicals conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group and one of the wealthiest individuals in Taiwan before his death in 2008. In 2014, she was listed as the 54th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. In 2025, Wang was appointed a Knight (Chevalière) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. The honor recognized her role in pioneering the use of HTC Vive's extended reality (XR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies to create immersive cultural experiences, as well as her efforts in fostering technological and artistic collaboration between France and Taiwan.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cher Wang, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- VIA TechnologiesFounder3
- HTCFounder4
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataCher Wang on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCher Wang on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataVIA Technologies, Founder
- 4WikidataHTC, Founder