Zhang Yeming | |||||||||
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| Born | April 1, 1983 Longyan, Fujian, China | ||||||||
| Nationality | China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Nankai University (2001–2005) BEng | ||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||
| Known for | Founding and leading ByteDance, creating Douyin/TikTok | ||||||||
| Title | Founder & Chairman of ByteDance | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 张一鸣 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張一鳴 | ||||||||
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| Website | weibo | ||||||||
Zhang Yeming (Chinese: 张一鸣; born April 1, 1983) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012, developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform Douyin (internationally known as TikTok). Zhang is one of the richest individuals in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$45.6 billion as of October 2024[update], according to Forbes and US$43.1 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.[1][2] On November 4, 2021, Zhang stepped down as CEO of ByteDance,[3] completing a leadership handover announced in May 2021.[4] According to Reuters, Zhang maintains over 50 percent of ByteDance's voting rights.[5] The surging global popularity of TikTok made Zhang the richest man in China in 2024.[6]
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- ^ Lin, Liza (2021-11-03). "TikTok Parent's Founder Zhang Yiming Steps Down as Chairman". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "ByteDance: TikTok's co-founder to step down as chief executive". BBC News. 2021-05-20.
- ^ Ye, Josh (March 15, 2024). "TikTok ban bill: What we know about Tiktok's Chinese owner". Reuters. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "TikTok founder Zhang Yiming becomes China's richest man". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-10-30.