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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).
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.
20 Mei 2021 · 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 entrepreneur in China to quit while...
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.
20 Mei 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...
19 Mei 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...
8 Ogo 2020 · "Zhang Yiming embodies what the United States wanted China to be," Michael Schuman at The Atlantic observed. But a lot has changed since Zhang's trip to Silicon Valley. Now, the 37-year-old is seen as an archrival by Facebook, and his company a Chinese threat by the Trump administration.
