The Incredible Rise of Jack Ma

Jack Ma wasn't born rich but now he is one of the richest men in Asia. This Bloomberg profile tells the story of how Ma started as a poor kid in China's countryside, learned English, got rejected from a job at KFC but then went on to found Alibaba, the massive e-commerce site.
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[@rimasarah2011]

Kfc rejected him? Now he can buy the Kfc

[@yuanwang8300]

yes He did it in China

[@whitebonsai]

You’re nobody till you’re somebody

[@TheHaters112]

@@yuanwang8300 what a guy!

[@binozia-old-2031]

he could buy kfc as a whole

[@Tomlegend]

he couldn’t buy kfc, it’s worth around a trillion.

[@blackkissi]

>"he has no coding skills, he is just a good public speaker" So he is the chineese version of Steve Jobs

[@triplehaudah]

David Andersson pretty much

[@edwardtan1773]

More like Elon Musk

[@blackkissi]

Edward Tan elon knows how to program. At 12 (or a young age) he programmed his first game. He mede it to the local newspapers in soth africa. He also programmed his first company zip. And regarding spacex, elon is a book worm and has photografic meomry, so he knows pretty much everything regardig rockets. Don't compare musk to this guy

[@capitalpink1840]

Influence is powerful, it allows you to use the knowledge and skills of other human beings to bring your vision to life.

[@BRBallin1]

Business skills are just as important. Think of how many failed tech products entered the market, all a result of poor business strategies.

[@minimalisttraveler9337]

I too was rejected by kfc. I must be the next Jack Ma

[@shahen4]

I pray you do become the next Jack Ma and when you do don't forget who prayed for you.

[@minimalisttraveler9337]

@@shahen4 I've got your back fam

[@bruhmoment1196]

@@minimalisttraveler9337 aight remember me and give me 10% of your stocks

[@minimalisttraveler9337]

@@bruhmoment1196 You get 15% just because you asked

[@bruhmoment1196]

@@minimalisttraveler9337 thanks dad

[@DaniFold]

KFC: "accepts him" Future: wait. that's illegal.

[@ethanj438]

just imagine

[@beigi8637]

imagine he did and he sells fake nike at a bazaar in the corner of china with his cousins.

[@Mennion3]

Self made man. Couldn't even get a loan because nobody believed in him. Finally a Japanese investor saw the potential and invested in him. Who would have thought connecting factories directly to storefronts through the internet could be a business.

[@htin08]

Mennion3 Those Japanes have sharp eyes and quick minds. Only thing they lack is a big market. China, Japan, Korea should form a common market.

[@htin08]

Pietro Smusi , I noticed that too. But the bad blood between China, Japan and Korea is not worse than the one existed between British, French and German.

[@Mennion3]

It certainly makes sense for them to work together than against each other.

[@Mennion3]

I think universal hate is a strong word and certainly nationalistic elements come up when history comes up. However, there are many elements they admire each other on. Japanese housewives love watching Korean dramas for example. Many young Chinese people watch Japanese anime. Japanese actually knows a lot about Chinese history in the Three Kingdoms. So there are common elements among the countries and they don't have to be in conflict.

[@Vysair]

Mennion3 Speaking of which, Amazon also start the same way but only sell book at first.

[@FSXNOOB]

Ma & Pa are proud of Jack Ma for sure...

[@shirleywong4333]

ma pa ja

[@luxidoor2173]

Me:From KFC reject to McDonald's reject

[@Ahadd77]

His mom and dad name are Mom : jack ma ma Dad : jack pa

[@Jaxv3r]

What happened to the "pa"?

[@naveensundar4765]

Lmao

[@nadaplays4910]

@@Jaxv3r died

[@stoneshou]

Everybody should have a dream - what if it comes true very well said

[@CuongNguyen-le5ic]

Impossible to come true for everyone. Like apply for a job, 10 people applied, but only 1 job position. Same here, Jack Ma got the timing but with lots of LUCK.

[@Freddan0]

He seems nice

[@JohnCross0]

thanks

[@rosesoftime5153]

"Nice"... is such boring word.

[@piccolo917]

a pleasant human being, then?

[@fendelt838]

Bruh three words, hundreds of likes Wot

[@Thatleochang]

Dudes pretty dumb tbh

[@domosayain65]

Lived in shanghai for a year...omg i miss Taobao so much...it was the best app in the world..get anything you need...

[@crysis_pyscho9386]

Jack Ma : *Wants to employ as a KFC worker. KFC : NO Jack Ma : *Becomes one of the richest man in the world. KFC : Suprised pikachu face.

[@blueq4324]

China should realize the potential of people like these. Just because some fail an exam, doesn't mean they can't succeed elsewhere.

[@Mani_Matter]

No one want's To work For KFC

[@hahahaguy777]

Mani Matter most fast food franchises are a lot better in quality and taste abroad than they are in the US

[@wchi8391]

Mani Matter KFC in China is BOOMB !

[@Tensho_C]

in china it's different. You wouldn't know if you've never been there

[@focast1825]

Not only is the food at the franchises better abroad, but they pay better wages, and have better benefits.

[@nunyad7293]

You have An interesting Way of deciding When to hit Enter

[@mohammedmairajuddinahemad956]

he is so so awesome. his personality is influential. his speaking capabilities proves his views to be realistic

[@iDkXn01]

he forces ppl to work from 9 am to 9 pm 6 day a week and the law is saying only 8h a day

[@indeedsussy7838]

What if he get that job in KFC maybe then he still frying chicken there

[@rhodybimmers8094]

Richer than Trump

[@liujiangogogo]

HunmbreVevo dozens times richer

[@dwchen1]

Bình Nguyễn the terms China is backward probably suited for China before 1978. But if you said China is backward in 2018 then you must be lived deep inside Hang Son Dong cave.

[@drfloyd82]

and he really made his money by himself..

[@Ms123kill]

Bình Nguyễn lol backward. USA owes China trillions of dollar in debt xddd

[@chuckpioneer1783]

fluido82 u are funny if u believe in such a theory

[@dxmakina]

jack ma looks like emperor pilaf

[@tumbashdewan9409]

dxmakina 😛😜😭

[@COLDoCLINCHER37]

Wow

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Jack Ma Yun (born 15 October 1964) is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. As of August 2018, he is one of China's richest men with a net worth of US$38.6 billion, as well as one of the wealthiest people in the world. Ma's primary ideology was for an open and market driven economy. A prominent business figure, Ma is seen as a global ambassador for Chinese business and as such is frequently listed as one of the world's most powerful people by Forbes. In addition, he also serves as a role model for startup businesses. In 2017, he was ranked 2nd in the annual "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" list by Fortune. On 10 September 2018, he announced that he will retire from Alibaba and pursue educational charity work, effective in one year with Daniel Zhang succeeding him as executive chairman. Ma resigned from the position of the CEO of Alibaba Group and reportedly decided to eventually resign as chairman to focus on philanthropy.

[@bkoba]

This has got to be one of the greatest entrepreneurial stories of our generation. Sad to see so little coverage about this man in western media compared to american entrepreneurs

[@jakelaw9768]

Really inspiring Jack!!

[@belajar_menggambar]

If kfc reject you.. maybe you are the next jack ma

[@OMIMmusic]

He seems really humble. Thanks for the documentary! 💓

[@Name-kl3ly]

this guy is so funny, i'm crying. it's like Being There or something. Armando Iannucci needs to make a movie.

[@farhanmansuri2929]

Now Mukesh Ambani is Asias Richest man

[@user-bm9gk2mj6g]

确实气场很强，坚定自己成功的人！

[@blue280485]

Nice video! How about a video on DJI. Who all agree 👍 this!

[@judeokwuole6684]

Gentle Jack Ma

[@sanukumar752]

Mukesh ambani is richest man of Asia now due to Jio

[@dennishp]

"Love... but don't marry with them." :)

[@gerixxx1]

Jack Ma would love the Little Bits Restaurant

[@QueenQueenly]

Amazing

[@wickersb6495]

Never Give Up

[@VivekKhandelwal-gi8et]

Jack is a natural man with Passion and determination to take his country on top....he has lot to do

[@ruper0]

back then: kfc rejects him today: kfc:Would you like to work as the owner?

[@lancelot1835]

He has achieved so much and yet you say it will require more than naked ambition and charisma. Haters really gonna hate!

[@pluto9870]

Western media

[@Erik_Emer]

4:19 "Everyone should have a dream? What is that dream comes true?" Debut in Korea? Not happening.

[@JohnnyFD]

Wow this is a fantastic backstory !

[@alexmccarter6051]

We are always talking about Elon being the craziest billion aire but just look at this guy lol

[@MuszZico]

Jack ma will soon fly himself to the outer space and build beer company in mars..

[@Banditxam4]

Mukesh Ambani laughing at the corner😂😂

[@mohammedfaraaz10]

It’s not just Jack Ma. It’s the government that supports its citizens and helps them dream big.

[@rockathon33]

Mohammed I like your objective perspective, so many others have a negatively biased point of view on China while forgetting the positive things they're doing. Like empowering their citizens to improve society! A major feat that couldn't otherwise be viable without help from the people. I mean, wouldn't it be wiser for more countries to do that also? Potentially for humanities sake? Of course man, it's downright sensible.

[@tawan20082008]

@Mohammed, lol you must not be very familiar with china! wow wow

[@MarcusAurelius7777]

True. China probably held his hand the whole way to fuck eBay.

[@ahtheinternet2008]

absolutely not true

[@MorbidlyObeseCat_Ch]

15 cent army is that you XD jk

[@bandungseksi8560]

I don't know how he make it but he is the one

[@OgolordIntl]

Love this man

[@siddharthdwivedi8691]

He was Asia's richest man.....

[@Asianpride2142]

nope.. he's back lol

[@siddharthdwivedi8691]

@@Asianpride2142 just wait for some time

[@Asianpride2142]

@@siddharthdwivedi8691 yes we will see

[@shoo8873]

@@Asianpride2142 Ambani came back Again lol😂

[@Asianpride2142]

Sourav mittal lol what a rollercoaster. let’ms wait until mr. ma is back

[@mohammedrashid2906]

Nice

[@HuyPham-kk2ok]

Very motivative person

[@justsomerandompotato1986]

Wow this guys is so humble

[@wm9217]

Great!

[@oneguy7202]

For everything you do there is an asian that do it better

[@Jaxv3r]

His face doesn't changed from childhood to today.

[@freevpnproxy1669]

I love your huge strong willing

[@KiwiImpactSaint]

As 2019, Tencent boss Ma Huateng is Asia's richest man. Things change fast in China.

[@indeedsussy7838]

Yes now he slips to 3rd place

[@kratosgodofwar8366]

mukesh ambani is richer yhan jack ma

[@deepalib3096]

Such an inspiring story

[@BiswasRakeeb]

My Idol

[@antipeanut1746]

Update: He isn't Asia's richest man, it's Mukesh Ambani.

[@idkwhattomake8458]

You did not see the latest update, you got the old news.

[@yenig2140]

Thank you Mr.Ma🙏

[@webelieveintrump8949]

my true inspiration

[@aidenfredrick7281]

i just got done watching the video with Jack ma and Elon Musk

[@kinshuksharma2061]

😂😂😂

[@unboxingtheboxx]

I ADORE THIS MAN.HE IS THE BEST

[@teabag2206]

Deadass jack ma used to teach my mother in school

[@LOSTGAM3R]

lmao I love the shot of him in the Michael Jackson outfit

[@asnek2527]

Tf his face been shrinked but his head not lol

[@sandyng23]

Strong vision man

[@danmor2349]

I want to get inspired by him, but I think what also helped him is the fact that China is not open to outside competition, so he faced less competition although he may not have been as skilled as silicon valley internet talents.

[@javagreat89]

China's Jack Ma World"s Jack Ma

[@ap0xF]

One day Bloomberg is gonna post my video with caption: From failing to get into Engineering college to building a billion dollar empire.

[@thewolverine1913]

Go get your billion dollars pal! Hopefully it wont go pants up

[@mariusseleusan3160]

Remember, the rejection made him that rich

[@calvin7874]

Jack Ma is the best!!!!

[@chrisho1499]

He can't play find Waldo because he is so easily recognizable lol

[@alltogethernow2738]

Nice job!

[@terminatorisgay6275]

Didn’t know minecraft became real

[@seand8534]

Strong eyes.. I need stronger eyes 👀

[@juanpablobartucciotto9456]

exelente

[@letuananh6507]

What a legend...

[@siapaaku8863]

And i know somebody will yell "china Numba Wan"

[@markjmaxwell9819]

But can he dissasemble a beretta 92fs while being held. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lillyie]

top 10 anime villain origin stories

[@Dylan-rm7nt]

Jack Ma.. You are a big role model.

[@Tullymastully]

Honestly had no idea Alibaba was this successful until this video.

[@simoncaron1086]

I keep seeing Megamind with his big head.

[@masonhaley9039]

Legendary

[@hermanopiedra7532]

I didn't now Jackie chan Was so reach lmao

[@NeedGamers24]

KFC reject😂😂

[@connorwilcox4244]

A - Asia’s R - Richest M - Man

[@reet9285]

Now, pls make a updated second news about now Asia's richest man

[@daryatan9162]

Is there anybody can tell how to get contact to this magnificent person?

[@brian-us6vw]

lol one of his funny quotes was not listening to him

[@Hamza-xl2sd]

I got an ad from AliBaba watching this...

[@hp365]

You are beautiful. Thank you very much.

[@tabryis]

PROFITS ARE UNPAID WAGES TO THE WORKERS

[@highbrAned]

he's a legend

[@WarcraftPvPFilms]

I think I met this guys cousin a couple months ago. He said his name was Jack Ma Off

[@ninjawilliam1]

mood

[@Lalramchhana_Chhakchhuak]

wanna see how KFC react now to his success...

[@ershathkhan455]

NOW THATS A REAL BUSINESS MAN unlike mukesh ambani who built his Empire with black money

[@MobizenLife]

You can't say that,,,it's impossible to defeat Mukesh Ambani

[@pangtianran110]

The comment section remain me one saying from a book "The west are slowly walking into oblivious."

[@felixniederhauser7799]

Considering India to Asia, then the richest men is Tata from Tata & Sons with a private wealth of 80 Billion and a total of ca. 200 Billion.

[@nbasalehyoungboy8387]

His company 's name is after a chocolate bar

[@colisaints7660]

"Baba" means chin in our language and the logo from the company shows a long chin. 😂

[@binozia-old-2031]

wow that is so smart

[@TheHaters112]

He applied for 30 jobs and got rejected? That must have been "tough"