William Zhou
- January 4, 2024
- Businessperson
Quick Facts
| Full Name | William Zhou |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 18, 1992(1992-02-18) |
| Age | 32 |
| Birthplace | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
William Zhou Biography
| Name | William Zhou |
| Birthday | Feb 18 |
| Birth Year | 1992 |
| Place Of Birth | Beijing |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
William Zhou is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on February 18, 1992 in Beijing, China. William Zhou (Chinese: Zhou Wei Zheng born 18 February in 1992) is an Canadian Internet businessman. The year 2012 was the time Zhou founded Chalk.com, the K-12 education software firm. Zhou has been frequent guest commentator on the major networks, and has been a guest speaker at the Bloomberg Next Big Thing Conference and was featured among Forbes 30 Under 30.
The year 2014 saw Chalk.com is the company that owns Planboard has expanded its offerings to include assessment tools. In the present, Chalk.com is used in more than 20,000 schools and employs more than 200 000 teachers.
At the end of 2013, Planboard had gained significant users. Zhou was a participant at the Lightspeed Ventures’ Summer Fellowship. Planboard was ranked second on the Singapore Management University Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition. Planboard also collaborated with Ontario Teachers’ Union to offer pre-made lesson plans.
William Zhou Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Businessperson |
| House | Living in own house. |
William Zhou is one of the richest Businessperson from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Zhou 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Zhou first gained attention as a young entrepreneur around his age of sixteen when he led the creation in Design Vetica, a web consulting company with clients from University of British Columbia, Red Cross, and Amnesty International. The company was known for Draftboard which was an online platform for designers and clients to work together. As of 2011, Zhou was able to sell Draftboard for an undisclosed sum.
Zhou got the idea for Chalk.com after observing the administration workload of his teachers at the high school level. Teachers are overwhelmed by tasks like lesson planning, assessment and evaluation. Zhou developed Planboard to assist teachers in planning their lessons more efficiently. Planboard was awarded $25,000 by the University of Waterloo Velocity Venture Fund in 2012.
Zhou was born in Beijing, China and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia. He attributes his interest in computers to his parents. He graduated from Point Grey Secondary before attending David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at University of Waterloo. He is known in high school for his work on an online student discussion forum and his commitment to the student body. At Waterloo, he co-founded Chalk.com (formerly known as Planboard). In 2015, Zhou was named in Forbes’ Top 30 Under 30 in Education.
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Facts & Trivia
William Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. William Zhou celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.
Top Facts about William Zhou
- William Zhou is a Canadian internet entrepreneur born in 1992.
- He co-founded the online payment platform, Chime, in 2013.
- Chime has over 12 million users and is valued at $14.5 billion.
- Zhou was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in 2020.
- He previously worked at Pinterest and Facebook as an engineer.
- Zhou graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in computer science.
- He grew up in Vancouver, Canada and currently resides in San Francisco.
- In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and reading books.
- Zhou’s net worth is estimated to be around $430 million USD.
- He is considered one of the most successful young entrepreneurs in tech today.