BUSINESSPERSON

Zhang Yiming

1983 - Today

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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). As of March 2024, Zhang's personal wealth was estimated at US$40.2 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index (US$43.4 billion, according to Forbes), making him the second-richest person in China, after Zhong Shanshan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Yiming has received more than 1,860,584 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Yiming is the 705th most popular businessperson (down from 640th in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from China (down from 989th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Zhang Yimings by language

Over the past year Zhang Yiming has had the most page views in the with 437,179 views, followed by Chinese (126,854), and French (44,215). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Wu Chinese (1,656.74%), Western Punjabi (78.44%), and Thai (70.19%)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Zhang Yiming ranks 705 out of 847. Before him are Ilya Segalovich, Dorabji Tata, Harley Earl, Tony Fernandes, Peter Ueberroth, and Stockton Rush. After him are Ashley Biden, Bakary Gassama, Noumandiez Doué, Charles Erwin Wilson, Chandrashekhar Agashe, and Andrew Ng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Zhang Yiming ranks 189. Before him are Derek Boateng, Ashley Johnson, Jádson, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Amber Tamblyn, and Arouna Koné. After him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Aidan Turner, Mariano Andújar, Grégory Lemarchal, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, and Edson Braafheid.

Others Born in 1983

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Yiming ranks 1,045 out of 1,610. Before him are Sun Zhengcai (1963), Shan Sa (1972), Liu Boming (1966), Han Geng (1984), Zhang Jike (1988), and Sun Li (1982). After him are Wei Wei (1963), Zhang Jingchu (1980), Jiang Jialiang (1964), Ruth Graham (1920), Zhang Zilin (1984), and Huang Zitao (1993).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Sun Zhengcai

    Sun Zhengcai

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 41.59

    Rank: 1,039

  • Photo of Shan Sa

    Shan Sa

    WRITER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 41.57

    Rank: 1,040

  • Photo of Liu Boming

    Liu Boming

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 41.56

    Rank: 1,041

  • Photo of Han Geng

    Han Geng

    SINGER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 41.54

    Rank: 1,042

  • Photo of Zhang Jike

    Zhang Jike

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 41.51

    Rank: 1,043

  • Photo of Sun Li

    Sun Li

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 41.40

    Rank: 1,044

  • Photo of Zhang Yiming

    Zhang Yiming

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 41.25

    Rank: 1,045

  • Photo of Wei Wei

    Wei Wei

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 41.23

    Rank: 1,046

  • Photo of Zhang Jingchu

    Zhang Jingchu

    ACTOR

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 41.16

    Rank: 1,047

  • Photo of Jiang Jialiang

    Jiang Jialiang

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 41.14

    Rank: 1,048

  • Photo of Ruth Graham

    Ruth Graham

    WRITER

    1920 - 2007

    HPI: 41.13

    Rank: 1,049

  • Photo of Zhang Zilin

    Zhang Zilin

    ACTOR

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 41.06

    Rank: 1,050

  • Photo of Huang Zitao

    Huang Zitao

    ACTOR

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 40.96

    Rank: 1,051

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Zhang Yiming ranks 20. Before him are Li Shufu (1963), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Chai Ling (1966), Xu Rongmao (1950), and Changpeng Zhao (1977). After him are Yang Huiyan (1981), Eric Yuan (1970), and Zhou Qunfei (1970).

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