Zhang’s involvement in AI research at ByteDance was similar to the role Sergey Brin played at Google, according to local media.

Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance, will step down as CEO to focus on long-term strategy as the Chinese government ramps up pressure on tech companies.

Zhang Yiming, the 41-year-old software engineer who founded the app's parent company, ByteDance, now has a net worth of $57.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming has seen a surge of about $14 billion to his fortune since the beginning of 2025. On the other side, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, and Jeff Bezos, the ...

Zhang Yiming has built a $57.5 billion fortune since cofounding ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok.. Zhang is highly private and little is publicly known about his personal life. He ...

Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, has become one of China's richest individuals with a net worth of $65.5 billion. His ...

Zhang Yiming, cofounder of TikTok owner ByteDance, has overtaken beverage giant Nongfu Spring chairman Zhong Shanshan as the richest man in China, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.

Decisions about the service — including moves to emphasize livestreaming and shopping on TikTok — are made by Zhang Yiming, ByteDance’s founder, as well as by a top ByteDance strategy ...

Zhang Yiming, founder and former global CEO of ByteDance. REUTERS. ... ByteDance reached out to investors in recent weeks, offering a price of $180.70 per share, the people said.

Zhang Yiming stepped down as CEO in 2021. VCG via Getty Images. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming created a personal investment fund called Cool River Venture on May 22, according to Yicai, a Chinese ...

ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming has seen a surge of about $14 billion to his fortune since the beginning of 2025. On the other side, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, and Jeff Bezos, the ...

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has recently joined the list of China's richest individuals according to Forbes, with an estimated net value of $65.5 billion. This comes after his 21% ownership of ...