China richest person: You must have heard the name of short video making app Ticketkock. Today we are going to tell you about its parent company Bytedance Ltd. Founder Zhang Yiming. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhang Yiming has a net worth of $ 57.5 billion. In this year alone, his wealth has increased by $ 13.6 billion, which makes him the 24th richest man in the world.
This is also included in China’s wealthiest people
After Zhang in the list of China’s wealthiest persons, Tensant co-founder and CEO Ma Hueteng ($ 56.6 billion), Nongfu Spring founder Jhong Shanshan ($ 54.1 billion), Xiaomi’s founder and CEO Lee Jun (44.9 billion dollars) and former CEO Colining (43.2 billion dollars) are also included. Jack Ma, a founder of Alibaba, once a rich person in China, is now ranked sixth with a total assets of $ 39.6 billion.
Zhang likes to keep his life private
Zhang, owner of popular tickets, keeps his life private among social media influencers. He resigned from the post of CEO of the company in 2021 after almost a decade of his leadership.
According to a report by Reuters in 2021, Zhang told his company employees that he is not very social. They like to stay online, read and listen to music. He also admitted that one of them lacks the skills required to become a better manager, so he is fine for non-monysting roles.
Travel started in 2012
Born in Fujian province of China in 1983, Zhang studied graduation from Nanakai University in 2005. Before the start of Bittens in 2012, Zhang also worked in companies like travel booking startup Kuxun and Microsoft.
Launched Tiktok (originally called Douyin) in September 2016. Since then it is one of the most popular social networks in the world. By September 2024, its number of users in the US was more than 170 million.
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