Charles Zhang
- January 8, 2024
- Founder
Quick Facts
Charles Zhang Biography
| Name | Charles Zhang |
| Birthday | Oct 31 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Xi'an |
| Home Town | Shaanxi |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Children(s) | Oscar Zhang |
Charles Zhang is one of the most popular and richest Founder who was born on October 31, 1964 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Soon after leaving MIT, Dr. Zhang joined Internet Securities Inc. (ISI) in November 1995 and returned to Beijing to establish the ISI China operation. While at ISI, Zhang quickly envisioned an Internet search engine company. Charles Zhang started his own company, Internet Technologies China (ITC) in 1996 with two fellow MIT Professors and with the help of venture capital. It was also the first VC funding of a Chinese Internet company. In May, 1997, after a meeting with Jerry Yang, Zhang decided to transform ITC and changed its name to Sohu.
Sohu and its search engine quickly became a household name in China. Zhang managed to successfully conducted four mergers with other Chinese Internet companies to raise capital. On July 12, 2000, Sohu was listed to trade on NASDAQ – GS. During the dotcom crash in the early 2000s, Sohu’s stock dropped below $1 USD, many board members and investors wanted to replace Zhang. He credited his nonconfrontational style helped him to hold on. Today, Sohu is one of very well known Chinese Internet stocks, with a market value of around 2 billion dollars at around $45 USD/share. Internet Community Blogging and Short-messaging service, which helped the company turn around and generated total revenues of $750 million in China in 2002, accounted for 48% of company’s revenues in 2004 and 2006.
Charles Zhang Net Worth
| Net Worth | US $720 million (2010) |
| Source Of Income | Founder |
| House | Living in own house. |
Charles Zhang is one of the richest Founder from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Zhang 's net worth US $720 million (2010). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Charles Zhang or Zhang Chaoyang (Chinese: 张朝阳 ; pinyin: Zhāng Cháoyáng ) (born October 31, 1964) is a Chinese businessman, investor and the Founder, Chairman and current CEO of Sohu Inc. (Chinese: 搜狐) Sohu Inc is listed to trade on NASDAQ and now has around 14,200 employees worldwide. Dr. Zhang is regarded as one of China’s Internet pioneers and was named by Forbes magazine as one of the richest men in China in 2010.
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Costin Ranked on the list of most popular Founder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Charles Zhang celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.