They were doing just fine before, but Facebook's biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what Li Ka-shing will do with his extra millions, here's a look at what got him where he is today.Who he is: Sir Li Ka-shing is a Chinese businessman based in Hong Kong, currently chairman of Hutchison Wampoa Limited and Cheung Kong Holdings. In 2010 the companies he manages were worth about 15% of the entire Hong Kong stock market, which qualifies Ka-shing as a magnate of epic proportions, rather than a mere businessman. He's commonly considered Asia's most powerful man, has the nickname Superman, and like many powerful figures associated with Facebook, he's a a dropout, having left school at 15 (though that led to 16-hour work days at a plastics company). A serial tech investor, he's philanthropic to the extent he thinks of his charity, the Li Ka-shing Foundation as his "third son." Through it he's already given away over $1.4 billion.What's his connection with Facebook?: In 2007 Ka-shing poured some $120 million into Facebook for a 0.8% share at the company's then valuation of $15 billion. What he's currently worth: Ka-shing may be the best example ever of nominative determinism--the notion that your name decides your career. He's considered the 11th richest man in the world with an estimated worth of $22 billion in 2011. Ka-ching, indeed.What Facebook's IPO will bring: A 0.8% stake in a Facebook worth $85 billion at IPO would equate to $680 million for Ka-shing.What he may do with the money: Invest, acquire, give it away, dive into piles of it à la Scrooge McDuck: The new value is equivalent to just 3% of his current riches.Read about others in the Facebook IPO Players Club:Chris HughesSean ParkerPeter Thiel Dustin MoskovitzReid HoffmanDavid ChoeDonald GrahamJim BreyerEduardo SaverinJeff RothschildSheryl Sandberg[Image via Li Ka Shing Foundation]
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