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Zhang Yiming

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Zhang Yiming (Chinese: 张一鸣; born 1 April 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$65.5 billion as of May 2025, according to Forbes . On 4 November 2021, Zhang stepped down as CEO of ByteDance, completing a leadership handover announced in May 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Yiming is the 615th most popular businessperson (up from 703rd in 2019), the 969th most popular biography from China (up from 1,050th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Zhang Yiming ranks 615 out of 847Before him are Steve Forbes, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Alan Sugar, Mira Murati, Richard Bass, and Shuntaro Furukawa. After him are Vijay Mallya, Mark R. Hughes, Billy Beane, Marc Faber, Marina Berlusconi, and Bernard Knubel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Zhang Yiming ranks 129Before him are Lee Sedol, Mark Selby, Michel Bastos, Robert Eggers, Vicky Krieps, and Utada Hikaru. After him are Luke Gallows, Tsuyoshi Nakao, Diego Benaglio, Iko Uwais, Atsushi Ito, and Ed Skrein.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Yiming ranks 969 out of 1,610Before him are James Wong Howe (1899), Li Xi (1956), Yang Xinhai (1968), Ma Jian (1953), Donduk Kuular (1888), and Da-Wen Sun (1960). After him are Li Wenliang (1986), Coco Lee (1975), Liu Gang (1961), John Dobson (1915), Kris Wu (1990), and Ge You (1957).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Zhang Yiming ranks 15Before him are Lei Jun (1969), Ma Huateng (1971), Li Ning (1963), Wang Jianlin (1954), Changpeng Zhao (1977), and Henry Luce (1898). After him are Li Shufu (1963), Chai Ling (1966), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Xu Rongmao (1950), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), and Eric Yuan (1970).