BYD is a publicly traded Chinese multinational, so there isn’t a single owner. Ownership is held by a mix of founders, major individual shareholders, and institutional investors, with large positions historically held by the founders Wang Chuanfu and Lu Xiangyang, and by international investors such as Berkshire Hathaway among others. The exact share distribution changes over time due to trading and new share issuances, but Berkshire Hathaway has been cited as a notable long-term investor, and BYD’s voting rights have been held by both A-shares and H-shares holders depending on the share class traded. Key points:
- Founders: Wang Chuanfu (Chuanfu Wang) and Lu Xiangyang are among BYD’s principal early backers and long-term insiders.
- Public ownership: BYD is listed with multiple classes of shares (A and H) traded on exchanges, meaning ownership is distributed among numerous public and private investors.
- Institutional investors: Major international investors have held stakes in BYD over the years, including large funds and sovereign- or corporate-backed investment firms.
- Voting rights: BYD’s equity structure includes voting rights attached to its shares, so holders of the class that carries voting power participate in major decisions.
If you’d like, I can pull up the latest official shareholding data from BYD’s HKEX filings or BYD’s annual report to give precise percentages and top holders as of the most recent date.
