Zhang Yiming Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Zhang Yiming (Zhang)

Last Updated: 01 Apr, 2023 | Views: 655

Age: 41

Profession: CEO

Other Profession(s): Philanthropist, Internet Entrepreneur

Famous For: CEO of ByteDance

Higher Education: Nankai University

Net Worth: US$55 billion

Zhang Yiming Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth
01 Apr, 1983 (41 Years 07 Months 4 Days)
Birth State/Province
Fujian
Birth District
Longyan
Birth Sign
Aries
Nationalities
Chinese

Zhang Yiming Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Zhang Yimingis a Chinese internet entrepreneur and the founder of ByteDance, the parent company of popular social media app TikTok. Born in 1983 in Longyan, China, Zhang Yiming graduated with a degree in software engineering from Nankai University. He founded ByteDance in 2012 and has since become one of the wealthiest people in China.
Zhang Yiming Career:
2005-2006: Zhang Yiming worked as a coder at Kuxun, a travel search engine.
2006-2008: Zhang Yiming worked as a software engineer at Microsoft China.
2008-2009: Zhang Yiming worked as a software engineer at a Japanese e-commerce company called Rakuten.
2009: Zhang Yiming founded his own company called 99fang.com, a real estate search engine. However, the company was not successful and shut down a year later.
2012: Zhang Yiming founded ByteDance, a technology company that initially focused on news aggregation. The company's first product was Toutiao, a news app that uses artificial intelligence to personalize content for users.
2016: ByteDance launched Douyin, a short-form video app that is known as TikTok outside of China.
2018: ByteDance acquired Musical.ly, a popular lip-syncing app, and merged it with TikTok to create a global social media sensation.
Zhang Yiming Education:
Zhang Yiming holds a degree in software engineering from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. After graduation, he worked briefly as a programmer before starting his own
Zhang Yiming Awards:
Entrepreneurial success and innovation
2019: Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world
World's richest people by Forbes  
Zhang Yiming Unknown Facts:
Zhang Yiming is known for being a private individual and rarely gives interviews or speaks publicly.
Despite his immense wealth, Zhang Yiming is known for living a modest lifestyle and not flaunting his wealth.

Zhang Yiming Weight, Height in inches, Eye Color

Height (Approx.)
In Centimeters 178 cm
In Meters 1.78 m
In Feet & Inches 5'8"
Weight (Approx.)
In Kilograms 70 kg
In Pounds 154 Ibs
Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black

Zhang Yiming Family

Father's Name
Not Known
Mother's Name
Not Known
Brother(s)
Not Known
Sister(s)
Not Known

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