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  1. May 21, 2021 · Employees at Beijing-based ByteDance were taken by surprise on Thursday when Zhang Yiming, the soft-spoken founder of the world’s largest unicorn, announced he was giving up his role as chief ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Zhang_YimingZhang Yiming - Wikipedia

    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). In March 2024, Zhang's personal wealth was estimated at US$41.2 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index ...

  3. Jun 5, 2024 · In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital media, few names have sparked as much innovation and discussion as Zhang Yiming. He’s the founder of ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok. His journey from a curious, tech-savvy student to a global technology entrepreneur encapsulates a tale of inspiration, perseverance, and visionary leadership.

  4. Aug 3, 2020 · ByteDance, the eight-year-old Chinese social media giant behind TikTok, is China’s first truly global internet success story. The company’s founder, Zhang Yiming, 37, began pushing to expand ...

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  5. Nov 3, 2021 · Hong Kong CNN Business —. ByteDance co-founder Yiming Zhang has stepped down as the company’s chairman and left the board, according to a person close to the matter. Zhang, one of China’s ...

  6. Jul 23, 2020 · As Zhang has said in the past, “Google is a company without borders. I hope Toutiao will be as borderless as Google.”. Today, ByteDance’s success has made Zhang the ninth wealthiest person in China, with his personal wealth estimated to be US$16.2 billion, at the tender age of just 37. As Chair of ByteDance, he personally holds 24% of the ...

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  8. Sep 13, 2019 · Chinese entrepreneurs such as ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming are showing that they can succeed in an openly competitive market internationally rather than only in China where the Great Firewall ...

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