Lin is the chairman of Eastroc Beverage Group, the second biggest energy drinks maker in China. The Shenzhen-based company reported revenue of about 20.9 billion yuan ($3 billion) in 2025. It has 14 production bases across China, was formerly a state-owned and became publicly traded in 2021.
Lin's wealth is derived from his majority stake in Eastroc Beverage Group, a drinks manufacturer and distributor. The Shenzhen-based business reported revenue of about 20.9 billion yuan ($3 billion) in 2025. It's the second biggest energy drinks company in China, according to a 2025 report. Eastroc has 14 production based in China, according to its website.
Lin owns 54% of the shares directly and with his son through four investment vehicles, according to the company's 2025 annual report and April 2 2026 filing.
Cash holdings are valued based on an analysis of historical transactions, dividends, market performance and taxes.
Liu Lihua, a representative of the company, didn't respond to a request for comment on the valuation.
Born in 1964, Lin graduated from Sun Yat-san University in China with a masters degree in business administration. He started his career as a technician at a construction material company in Shenzhen before leaving about a decade later, according to a company filing.
He became a sales manager at a beverage company in 1988 before becoming a vice general manager of Eastroc Industrial, the predecessor of Eastroc Beverage, in 1997.
Eastroc Industrial was incorporated as a state-owned firm in 1994 and it was privatized in 2003 after Lin and other employees acquired shares in the company. Lin became chairman in October of that year and the company later changed its name to Eastroc Beverage.
Eastroc Beverage began trading publicly in Shanghai in May 2021.