Zhang Yiming

Quick Facts

Full Name	Zhang Yiming
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Apr 1, 1983(1983-04-01)
Age	41
Birthplace	Yongding
Country	China
Birth City	Fujian
Horoscope	Aries

Zhang Yiming Biography

Zhang Yiming is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on April 1, 1983 in Yongding, Fujian, China. Chinese businessman who created the video sharing platform TikTok with his company ByteDance and the news aggregator Toutiao. With a net worth $13 billion, he was the 9th richest person in China.

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While he was studying at college, he met his future wife.

Zhang Yiming Net Worth

Zhang Yiming is one of the richest Entrepreneur from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zhang Yiming 's net worth $16 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nankai University awarded him a degree as a software engineer in 2005.

Forbes’ China 30 Under 30 List 2013 and Fortune’s 2018 40 under 40 List 2018 ranked him.

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Who is Zhang Yiming Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Zhang Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Zhang Yiming celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Zhang Yiming

1. Zhang Yiming is the founder of ByteDance.
2. He has a net worth of $35.6 billion.
3. TikTok, a ByteDance app, has over 1 billion users.
4. Zhang was born in Longyan, China in 1983.
5. He graduated from Nankai University with a degree in software engineering.
6. Bytedance’s revenue reached $17 billion in 2019.
7. Zhang is known for his low-profile and private lifestyle.
8. He stepped down as CEO of ByteDance in May 2021.
9. Zhang is considered one of China’s most successful entrepreneurs.
10. His company faced scrutiny from governments worldwide over data privacy concerns

Does Zhang Yiming still own TikTok?

Chinese billionaire Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman of TikTok owner ByteDance , joining a host of other tech entrepreneurs who had recently retreated from running their companies amid mounting government scrutiny of the internet sector.

How is Zhang Yiming so rich?

Zhang’s wealth is derived from his stake in ByteDance, a social media group and the world’s most valuable startup. The Beijing-based company has more than 1 billion monthly users worldwide, according to a Nov. 3, 2021 Bloomberg News report. It had revenue of $58 billion in 2021, according to a Jan.

Why did Zhang Yiming retire?

When Zhang announced his plans to step down as CEO in May, he said in a note to employees that he believed someone else can “better drive progress through areas like improved daily management.” “The truth is, I lack some of the skills that make an ideal manager,” he said at that time.

Why is Zhang Yiming famous?

Zhang Yiming is the founder and chief executive of Beijing ByteDance Technology Co . , one of China’s largest internet technology conglomerates that is quickly eclipsing other online content platforms with its unmatched ability to draw in younger social media users.

Is TikTok still owned by China 2022?

TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. And Chinese companies are vulnerable to the whims and the will of the Chinese government. There is no possible ambiguity on this point: The Chinese Communist Party spent much of the last year cracking down on its tech sector.