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Changpeng Zhao

1977 - Today

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Changpeng Zhao (Chinese: 赵长鹏; pinyin: Zhào Chángpéng), commonly known as CZ, is a Chinese-born Canadian businessman. Zhao is the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume as of July 2024. He resigned as the CEO in November 2023 after pleading guilty to a money laundering charge in the United States and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Changpeng Zhao has received more than 3,124,086 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Changpeng Zhao is the 694th most popular businessperson, the 1,036th most popular biography from China and the 19th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Changpeng Zhao ranks 694 out of 847Before him are Xu Rongmao, Gérard Lopez, Michael Burry, Reid Hoffman, Jimmy Iovine, and Lynn Hill. After him are Martin Whitmarsh, Peter Hill-Wood, Andy Jassy, Ilya Segalovich, Dorabji Tata, and Harley Earl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Changpeng Zhao ranks 264Before him are Josh Stewart, Félix Sánchez, Jason Reitman, Felix van Groeningen, Stuart Price, and Alborosie. After him are Marco Storari, Saša Ilić, Clea DuVall, Devon, Theodoros Papaloukas, and Cyrine Abdelnour.

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In China

Among people born in China, Changpeng Zhao ranks 1,036 out of 1,610Before him are Liu Huan (1963), Chai Ling (1966), Sun Wen (1973), Lou Ye (1965), Chen Guangcheng (1971), and Xu Rongmao (1950). After him are Jing Haipeng (1966), Tyrus Wong (1910), Sun Zhengcai (1963), Shan Sa (1972), Liu Boming (1966), and Han Geng (1984).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Changpeng Zhao ranks 19Before him are Zhong Shanshan (1954), Li Shufu (1963), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Chai Ling (1966), and Xu Rongmao (1950). After him are Zhang Yiming (1983), Yang Huiyan (1981), Eric Yuan (1970), Zhou Qunfei (1970), Zhang Xin (1965), and Xu Hang (null).