
Zhang Yiming
$65.5B
Born
Jan 01, 1984
Age
41
Source of Wealth
TikTok
Residence
Singapore,
Citizenship
China
Marital Status
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Nankai University
- Zhang Yiming is the main cofounder of Chinese tech giant ByteDance, best known for its insanely popular app TikTok, which has more than 1 billion users worldwide.
- It also has interests in e-commerce, education, gaming and news.
- Zhang stepped down as chairman of ByteDance in 2021 after resigning as CEO earlier that year, reportedly under pressure from the Chinese government.
- In May 2024, ByteDance sued the U.S. government to overturn a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of TikTok or ban it nationwide.
- Zhang started ByteDance in 2012 in a four-bedroom Beijing apartment.
- He was a member of the 2013 Forbes China 30 Under 30 List.
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