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

    Zhang Yiming (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).

  2. www.forbes.com › profile › zhang-yimingZhang Yiming - Forbes

    Zhang Yiming is the main founder of Chinese tech giant ByteDance, best known for its insanely popular app TikTok, which has more than 1 billion users worldwide. Zhang stepped down as chairman...

  3. www.cnn.com › 2021/05/20 › techZhang Yiming, founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, is latest young...

    May 20, 2021 · Hong Kong CNN Business —. Zhang Yiming built ByteDance into one of the biggest names in Chinese tech. Now he’s stepping down as CEO at just 38 years old, becoming the latest young tech ...

  4. news.cgtn.com › news › 2020/08/08In The Spotlight: Zhang Yiming, the geek who dreams of a big...

    Aug 8, 2020 · In The Spotlight: Zhang Yiming, the geek who dreams of a big world. Updated 22:01, 08-Aug-2020. By Zhou Minxi. Share. In September 2014, 31-year-old Zhang Yiming visited Silicon Valley for the first time.

  5. www.reuters.com › world › china‘I’m not very social’: ByteDance founder to hand CEO ... - ...

    May 20, 2021 · May 20 (Reuters) - Zhang Yiming announced he will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, saying he lacked the social skills to be an ideal manager and naming his college roommate Liang...

  6. www.bytedance.com › en › newsA Letter From Yiming - ByteDance

    Back to Blog. A Letter From Yiming. May 19, 2021. Today, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming released an internal letter announcing he will transition to a new role at the end of 2021, focusing on long-term strategy, corporate culture, and social responsibility.

  7. www.bloomberg.com › billionaires › profilesBloomberg Billionaires Index - Zhang Yiming

    3 days ago · Zhang is credited with 21% of the company based on TikTok's petition to a US court in May 2024. Previously, TikTok CEO's prepared testimony in March 2023 showed Zhang's ownership at about 20%.

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2021/05/19 › technologyTikTok's Owner, ByteDance, Says C.E.O. Zhang Yiming Will Resign -...

    May 19, 2021 · Zhang Yiming, who helped found TikTok’s Chinese parent company and turn it into a globe-straddling internet giant, will step down as its chief executive at the end of the year to focus on...

  9. www.forbes.com › sites › giacomotogniniMeet Zhang Yiming, The Chinese Billionaire Behind TikTok - Forbes

    Nov 4, 2019 · Zhang Yiming, CEO and founder of ByteDance. © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP. TikTok has become an Internet sensation since launching in 2016, reaching over 500 million global monthly active users...

  10. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/20 › businessChinese Firms Face Authoritarianism at Home and Hostility Abroad

    May 20, 2024 · One April afternoon in 2018, Zhang Yiming, the founder of the Beijing-based online media company ByteDance, got a notice from Chinese regulators to shut down an app where people shared jokes and ...