Zhang Yiming

About Zhang Yiming

Chinese businessman who developed the video sharing platform TikTok and the news aggregator Toutiao with his company ByteDance. As of 2019, he was China's ninth wealthiest person, with a net worth of $13 billion.

Zhang Yiming is a Chinese internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012 and developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform TikTok, formerly known as Musical.ly. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index Zhang's personal wealth in 2022 was estimated at $44.5 billion. On Nov 4, 2021, Zhang Yiming stepped down as CEO of ByteDance, completing a leadership handover announced in May 2021.

Title	Founder, Chairman and former CEO of ByteDance
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Founding and leading ByteDance, creating Douyin/TikTok
Occupation	Internet entrepreneur, philanthropist
Alma mater	Nankai University (2001-2005)
Born	April 1, 1983, Longyan, Fujian, China

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Trivia

Zhang Yiming was ranked on Forbes' 2013 China 30 Under 30 list and Fortune's 2018 40 Under 40 list.

Zhang Yiming before fame

In 2005, he graduated from Nankai University with a degree in software engineering.

Achievement of Zhang Yiming

He was named to Forbes' China 30 Under 30 list in 2013 and Fortune's 40 Under 40 list in 2018.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Zhang Yiming family life

During his college years, he met his future wife.

Associations of Zhang Yiming

Ma Huateng and Wu Ying are two additional notable Chinese-born entrepreneurs.

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