Zhang Yiming

Founder

Founder of ByteDance. Nankai University graduate who previously worked at travel search engine Kuxun and co-founded 99fang.com before founding ByteDance in March 2012. Stepped down as CEO in 2021 but maintains majority voting rights.

Overview

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Founder

Companies

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ByteDance $8.1B
Private Founder

Chinese technology company and parent of TikTok, operating a portfolio of content platforms powered by AI-driven recommendation algorithms.

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