Chinese billionaires are making a comeback amid the country’s AI advancement and the government’s friendlier stance toward ...

This makes Zhang the richest person in China, edging ahead of Pony Ma, the founder and CEO of Tencent. Ma has a net worth of $56.5 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhang is a highly ...

Despite being the 13th-wealthiest person in China as ranked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhang is extremely private and little is known about his personal life. Keep reading to learn ...

Zhang stands apart from traditional Chinese billionaires due to his innovative and globally-focused enterprise.

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd., has become China's richest individual, surpassing bottled water tycoon Zhong Shanshan and e-commerce giant Tencent founder Ma Huateng.

ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming has seen a surge of about $14 billion to his fortune since the beginning of 2025.

This makes Zhang the richest person in China, edging ahead of Pony Ma, the founder and CEO of Tencent. Ma has a net worth of $56.5 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhang is a highly ...

Zhang Yiming stepped down as ByteDance CEO in 2021 after running it for nearly a decade, claiming he preferred a non-managerial role. Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok's parent company ByteDance ...

according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This makes Zhang the richest person in China, edging ahead of Pony Ma, the founder and CEO of Tencent. Ma has a net worth of $56.5 billion, per the ...