Wait, what? This Chinese billionaire has over 100 kids and wants 20 more in the US

Okay so this story is one of those wild “only in 2025” moments that makes you stop scrolling and go “wait, what did I just read?” There’s this Chinese billionaire, Xu Bo, who’s been making headlines not for tech launches or business moves but for the sheer number of kids he’s said to have fathered and the even crazier plan he’s now talking about.Here’s the short version first: Xu is a gaming billionaire, founder of a big mobile games company called Duoyi Network, and reports say he’s already fathered more than 100 kids via surrogacy, mostly in the United States, and now he says he wants at least 20 more U.S.-born children with the idea that they’ll one day run his business empire. Yep, you read that right. More than 100 children already, and now he wants them to be American citizens right from birth. So instead of just building a business dynasty the traditional way, he’s basically trying to build a family dynasty, with the next generation being born on U.S. soil. That’s not just planning for the future, that’s architecting it. "According to the report, Xu applied for parental rights over four children born through surrogates at a Los Angeles family court in 2023, but was rejected by the judge. A court investigation revealed he had already fathered or was in the process of fathering more than eight children through surrogates, and that he wanted a total of 20 US-citizen sons to inherit his business empire," Seoul Economic Daily reported citing The Wall Street Journal. The report also added: Appearing via video link in closed court proceedings, Xu reportedly said through an interpreter that he "wanted about 20 American-born children to take over the business in the future" and "preferred boys over girls because they are superior." Some of his children were being raised by nannies while awaiting paperwork to travel to China. Xu told the judge he "hadn't met the children yet because he was busy with work."In one closed court hearing back in 2023, Xu appeared via video from China and said — through an interpreter — that he hoped to have around 20 U.S.-born children one day. He even expressed a preference for boys, saying he thought they’d be “superior” and better suited to run his business. That part sparked a lot of online reaction. The most talked-about is obviously Xu Bo, the gaming tycoon who reportedly has over 100 kids via U.S. surrogate moms and publicly mused about wanting about 20 U.S.-born children to inherit and run his business someday. But he’s not the only one. Reports from the Wall Street Journal and other outlets show that other Chinese corporate figures have used American egg donors and surrogates to have large groups of children too. Take one education industry executive, Wang Huiwu, for example. He reportedly used U.S. egg donors, including models and other professionals — to help father around ten daughters through surrogacy, allegedly with the idea that they could one day marry into powerful global networks. That’s a totally different “strategy” from Xu, but it shows how these ultra-wealthy parents sometimes think about family size and legacy in ways that are more like chess moves than everyday parenting.