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ABU DHABI, UAE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yi He, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Binance, has been named to Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women in Business list in 2026, becoming the first crypto-native executive to appear on the global ranking. The recognition places her among 100 of the world's most influential women in business leaders and marks a milestone for the digital asset industry as it becomes more deeply integrated into the global economy.
Fortune's Most Powerful Women list is one of the most established and closely watched rankings in global business. It has traditionally featured leaders from major multinational corporations and long-standing institutions. Yi's debut on the list this year reflects both the growing influence of crypto and Binance's role in shaping the future of finance and technology.
Yi has shaped Binance from the start. She co-founded the company in 2017 and has been central to its product vision, culture, and user-first approach ever since. In December 2025, she was appointed Co-CEO alongside Richard Teng, creating a dual-leadership structure that pairs her strategic and product expertise with his regulatory and operational leadership. Together, they guide Binance's global strategy as the company enters its next phase of growth.
"Being named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women list feels meaningful — not just for me, but for crypto as a whole," said Yi He. "A few years ago, a founder from this industry showing up on a list like this would have been unusual. Today, it reflects how far we've come: from the edge of finance toward the center of how the world actually works."
Yi's path to this recognition is far from conventional. She grew up in a rural village in Sichuan without running water or electricity. At sixteen, she worked in a supermarket. She later became a television host, entered the tech industry, and taught herself English in her thirties before co-founding Binance. Within the crypto community, she is affectionately known as Binance's 'chief customer service officer.' It is a reflection of the user-first philosophy that has defined her leadership.
This latest recognition also reflects the scale of the platform she helped build. Binance today serves more than 310 million registered users globally and remains the world's leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset infrastructure provider. In 2025 alone, the platform processed $34 trillion in trading volume, bringing its cumulative all-time volume to $145 trillion by the end of 2025. The company is also expanding beyond crypto into a broader range of asset classes and financial services, consistent with its vision of building a financial super app for the digital economy.
"I'm honored by this recognition, and it only deepens my commitment to the 310 million people who place their trust in Binance every day — including a son in Nairobi sending wages home to his mother, and a woman in a small Indian city opening her first account at fifty. Finance has never been equally kind to everyone, and that trust is something we have to earn every day. I have never thought of my role as simply running a company. I think about how we serve the people the old system left behind — many of them women, many of them in places the world doesn't always look at first."
"Three hundred and ten million is a number we're grateful for. It's also a small fraction of the people this industry was built to serve. We're working toward three billion — roughly everyone still outside the formal financial system today. A future where money moves as freely as information, where people, software, and AI agents share the same open economy, where no one needs permission to take part. That vision is what keeps me going. In many ways, it still feels like day one."
Yi's inclusion on Fortune's list signals a broader shift in global business. Crypto is no longer seen only as an emerging sector. It is increasingly recognized as a force shaping finance, technology, and economic participation worldwide. Her recognition also expands the picture of what leadership can look like, creating greater visibility for women and founders from non-traditional backgrounds.
"In its 29th year, this iconic list of powerful women includes almost half from outside of the U.S., reminding us that the impact of women leadership is being seen globally," said Alyson Shontell, Fortune Editor in Chief and Chief Content Officer in its official list reveal release. "These are women transforming business today and preparing for a future during a time of tumult and uncertainty, but also great promise."
About Binance
Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Binance is trusted by more than 310 million people in 100+ countries for its industry-leading security, transparency, trading engine speed, protections for investors, and unmatched portfolio of digital asset products and offerings from trading and finance to education, research, social good, payments, institutional services, and Web3 features. Binance is devoted to building an inclusive crypto ecosystem to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world with crypto as the fundamental means. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com
ABU DHABI, UAE, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yi He, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Binance, has been named to Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women in Business list in 2026, becoming the first crypto-native executive to appear on the global ranking. The recognition places her among 100 of the world's most influential women in business leaders and marks a milestone for the digital asset industry as it becomes more deeply integrated into the global economy.
Fortune's Most Powerful Women list is one of the most established and closely watched rankings in global business. It has traditionally featured leaders from major multinational corporations and long-standing institutions. Yi's debut on the list this year reflects both the growing influence of crypto and Binance's role in shaping the future of finance and technology.
Yi has shaped Binance from the start. She co-founded the company in 2017 and has been central to its product vision, culture, and user-first approach ever since. In December 2025, she was appointed Co-CEO alongside Richard Teng, creating a dual-leadership structure that pairs her strategic and product expertise with his regulatory and operational leadership. Together, they guide Binance's global strategy as the company enters its next phase of growth.
"Being named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women list feels meaningful — not just for me, but for crypto as a whole," said Yi He. "A few years ago, a founder from this industry showing up on a list like this would have been unusual. Today, it reflects how far we've come: from the edge of finance toward the center of how the world actually works."
Yi's path to this recognition is far from conventional. She grew up in a rural village in Sichuan without running water or electricity. At sixteen, she worked in a supermarket. She later became a television host, entered the tech industry, and taught herself English in her thirties before co-founding Binance. Within the crypto community, she is affectionately known as Binance's 'chief customer service officer.' It is a reflection of the user-first philosophy that has defined her leadership.
This latest recognition also reflects the scale of the platform she helped build. Binance today serves more than 310 million registered users globally and remains the world's leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset infrastructure provider. In 2025 alone, the platform processed $34 trillion in trading volume, bringing its cumulative all-time volume to $145 trillion by the end of 2025. The company is also expanding beyond crypto into a broader range of asset classes and financial services, consistent with its vision of building a financial super app for the digital economy.
"I'm honored by this recognition, and it only deepens my commitment to the 310 million people who place their trust in Binance every day — including a son in Nairobi sending wages home to his mother, and a woman in a small Indian city opening her first account at fifty. Finance has never been equally kind to everyone, and that trust is something we have to earn every day. I have never thought of my role as simply running a company. I think about how we serve the people the old system left behind — many of them women, many of them in places the world doesn't always look at first."
"Three hundred and ten million is a number we're grateful for. It's also a small fraction of the people this industry was built to serve. We're working toward three billion — roughly everyone still outside the formal financial system today. A future where money moves as freely as information, where people, software, and AI agents share the same open economy, where no one needs permission to take part. That vision is what keeps me going. In many ways, it still feels like day one."
Yi's inclusion on Fortune's list signals a broader shift in global business. Crypto is no longer seen only as an emerging sector. It is increasingly recognized as a force shaping finance, technology, and economic participation worldwide. Her recognition also expands the picture of what leadership can look like, creating greater visibility for women and founders from non-traditional backgrounds.
"In its 29th year, this iconic list of powerful women includes almost half from outside of the U.S., reminding us that the impact of women leadership is being seen globally," said Alyson Shontell, Fortune Editor in Chief and Chief Content Officer in its official list reveal release. "These are women transforming business today and preparing for a future during a time of tumult and uncertainty, but also great promise."
About Binance
Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Binance is trusted by more than 310 million people in 100+ countries for its industry-leading security, transparency, trading engine speed, protections for investors, and unmatched portfolio of digital asset products and offerings from trading and finance to education, research, social good, payments, institutional services, and Web3 features. Binance is devoted to building an inclusive crypto ecosystem to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world with crypto as the fundamental means. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com
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Yi He Becomes First Crypto-Native Executive Named to Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business List
- Robotic LiDAR volumes surged 1,458.8% year-on-year to 185,500 units in Q1 2026, accounting for approximately 56% of total shipments.
- Total LiDAR shipments reached a record 330,300 units, up approximately 204.1% year-on-year.
- Revenue reached RMB458.8 million, up approximately 39.9% year-on-year.
- ADAS order backlog exceeded 9 million units.
SHENZHEN, China, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd. ("RoboSense" or the "Company"; Stock Code: 2498.HK), an AI-driven robotics technology company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, delivering a landmark quarter in which the robotics business surpassed 50% of total LiDAR shipments for the first time in the Company's history. Building on the momentum of its first-ever profitable quarter in Q4 2025, RoboSense enters 2026 with strong operational confidence. The Company's dual-engine strategy across ADAS and robotics continues to drive growth, with the robotics segment emerging as the primary growth engine.
Q1 2026 Financial Highlights
In the first quarter of 2026, RoboSense delivered strong top-line growth driven by the continued acceleration of its robotics and ADAS businesses.
- Total LiDAR shipments: 330,300 units, up approximately 204.1% year-on-year.
- Robotic LiDAR shipments: 185,500 units, up significantly 1,458.8% year-on-year, representing approximately 56% of total shipments.
- Revenue: RMB458.8 million, up approximately 39.9% year-on-year.
- Order backlog: Over 9 million units for ADAS.
SHENZHEN, China, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd. ("RoboSense" or the "Company"; Stock Code: 2498.HK), an AI-driven robotics technology company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, delivering a landmark quarter in which the robotics business surpassed 50% of total LiDAR shipments for the first time in the Company's history. Building on the momentum of its first-ever profitable quarter in Q4 2025, RoboSense enters 2026 with strong operational confidence. The Company's dual-engine strategy across ADAS and robotics continues to drive growth, with the robotics segment emerging as the primary growth engine.
Q1 2026 Financial Highlights
In the first quarter of 2026, RoboSense delivered strong top-line growth driven by the continued acceleration of its robotics and ADAS businesses.
For the very first time, robotics LiDAR sales surpassed ADAS shipments in a single quarter, marking a structural inflection point in the Company's revenue mix. This shift reflects the accelerating commercial adoption of intelligent robotics across a broad range of sectors and underscores RoboSense's strengthening position as the perception backbone of the global robotics industry.
Robotics Business: Sustained No. 1 Across Key Segments
RoboSense maintained its leadership position across five major robotics segments in Q1 2026: robotic lawnmowers, autonomous delivery, humanoid robots, embodied AI, and commercial cleaning robots.
In May 2026, RoboSense ranked No. 1 in GGII's (Gaogong Robot Industry Research Institute) Q1 2026 global 3D LiDAR shipment ranking for robotics.
- Robotic Lawnmowers: Emerging as the fastest-growing robotics category entering 2026, the robotic lawnmower segment saw significant expansion. In May, RoboSense deepened its partnership with Roborock to jointly accelerate the large-scale global commercialization of robotic mowers. The Company also reinforced its collaboration with Willand (Segway Navimow), which named RoboSense its 2026–2027 Strategic Partner and honored it with the 2025–2026 Outstanding Supplier Award. RoboSense supplies its fully solid-state digital LiDAR across multiple Navimow product lines, alongside an ongoing strategic partnership with Mammotion Technology.
- Unmanned Autonomous Delivery: Digital LiDAR solutions from RoboSense have now been adopted by over 90% of leading unmanned delivery vehicle companies, including Neolix, Zelos, Rino.ai, JD.com, Meituan, and Coco Robotics, cementing the Company's role as the de facto perception standard for autonomous logistics.
- Embodied AI and Humanoid Robotics: RoboSense has partnered with nearly 50 top-tier humanoid and quadruped robot companies. In May, the Company was listed in Morgan Stanley's Humanoid 100 and China humanoid value chain mapping, as the only LiDAR-focused firm appearing in both lists.
- Commercial Cleaning Robots: RoboSense leads the commercial cleaning robot segment with a 71% market share across more than 60 key customers, according to YanZhi Robot's recent research. In March, Pudu Robotics launched the world's first AI-native large scrubber-dryer robot, equipped with RoboSense's hemispherical digital LiDAR Airy.
- Active Camera Moves to Mass Production: RoboSense has received a large-scale order from a leading European humanoid robotics company for its new Active Camera solutions, robot vision products built for mobility and dexterous manipulation. Mass production and delivery are set for 2026. The order marks RoboSense's shift from market validation to commercial-scale deployment amid the rising wave of Physical AI.
ADAS Business: Foundation Solidifies with Industry-Leading Pipeline
As of the first quarter of 2026, the Company has accumulated design wins for 177 vehicle models across 36 automotive brands and Tier-1 partners, while successfully achieving Start of Production (SOP) for 69 models. Driven by this sustained momentum, RoboSense's automotive ADAS order backlog has exceeded 9 million units, anchoring a highly predictable growth runway with premier domestic and global automotive leaders — including BYD, Geely, IM Motors, and the Chinese joint ventures of Toyota, Nissan, Volkswagen and General Motors. Furthermore, in this quarter, RoboSense officially deepened its industrial ecosystem by being recognized as the 2026 Strategic Partner of Geely Group.
RoboSense will continue to focus on its "ADAS + Robotics" dual-engine strategy. Powered by its core technologies, including proprietary SPAD-SoC chips, the Company is driving the industry's transition toward next-generation digital LiDAR solutions. By empowering a diverse range of applications across both robotics and intelligent automotive sectors, RoboSense is well-positioned to further solidify its leadership in the era of Physical AI.
About RoboSense
RoboSense (02498 HKEX) is an AI-driven robotics company. Leveraging its full-stack, in-house developed digital chips and a robust AI technology system, the company provides core robotic components, perception systems, and manipulation solutions across a wide range of industries, including autonomous passenger and commercial vehicles, Robotaxi, as well as robotics applications in autonomous logistics, robotic lawn mowers, and humanoid robots.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, RoboSense has grown to a team of over 1,800 employees. The company maintains a strong global footprint, with offices spanning Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hong Kong in China, as well as Stuttgart, Germany, and Detroit and Silicon Valley in the United States.
As a global leader in the LiDAR industry, RoboSense has partnered with over 310 automotive brands and Tier-1 suppliers. In the robotics sector, it is the preferred solution provider for autonomous logistics, robotic lawn mowers, humanoid robots, and other pan-robotics applications, serving more than 3,400 clients worldwide. In 2025, the company ranked top 1 in LiDAR market share in the robotics sector. Building on its globally leading perception capabilities, RoboSense has extended its technology into robotic manipulation, launching robotic vision systems, dexterous hands, and hand-eye coordination solutions, driving the large-scale commercialization in the era of Physical AI.
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RoboSense Asserts Global Dominance in LiDAR for Robotics with 1,458.8% YoY Shipment Surge in Q1 2026
