Cine e Zhang Yiming, miliardarul discret care deține TikTok. A devenit în această toamnă cel mai bogat om din China

Internet tycoons spotlighted at 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen

Zhang Yiming, right, founder and CEO of Chinese personalized news app Toutiao, arrives at the opening ceremony for the fourth World Internet Conference (WIC), also known as Wuzhen Summit, at the Wuzhen International Internet Exhibition & Convention Center in Wuzhen town, Tongxiang city, Jiaxing city, east China's Zhejiang province, 3 December 2017. Wuzhen, an ancient river town in Tongxiang city, Jiaxing city, east China's Zhejiang province, has become the permanent home of the World Internet Conference, also known as Wuzhen Summit, since 2014. The summit, held for the fourth time, ran from December 3 to 5 this year. Focusing on the digital economy, openness and sharing to build an online community of a shared future, it gathers 1,500 guests from around the world, including the heads of international organizations, leading figures in the internet industry, online celebrities and academics, according to Xinhua.

Bytedance CEO interviewed at 4th World Internet Conference

Zhang Yiming, fondator și CEO al companiei de tehnologie Bytedance, operatorul aplicației chineze de știri personalizate Toutiao, este intervievat în timpul celei de-a patra Conferințe Mondiale a Internetului (WIC), cunoscută și ca Summitul Wuzhen, în orașul Wuzhen, orașul Tongxiang, orașul Jiaxing, provincia Zhejiang din estul Chinei, Foto: Profimedia

Zhang Yiming, founder and CEO of tech company Bytedance, the operator of Chinese personalized news app Toutiao, is interviewed during the fourth World Internet Conference (WIC), also known as Wuzhen Summit, in Wuzhen town, Tongxiang city, Jiaxing city, east China's Zhejiang province, 3 December 2017.

Tim Cook visits ByteDance, has fun in Tik Tok with CEO Zhang Yiming

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook, right, and ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming make recordings on Touyin, the Chinese version of the mobile video-sharing service Tik Tok during his visit to the headquaters of ByteDance in Beijing, China, 11 October 2018. Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a visit on Thursday (11 October 2018) to the headquarters of ByteDance in Beijing, the Internet tech company known for its popular apps like personalized news service Toutiao and mobile video-sharing service Tik Tok. Accompanied by ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming, Cook viewed the history and development of the fast-growing firm and even made recordings for fun with Zhang on Douying, the Chinese version of Tik Tok.

ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming, right, introduces the history and development of ByteDance to Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook, left, during his visit to the headquaters of ByteDance in Beijing, China, 11 October 2018. Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a visit on Thursday (11 October 2018) to the headquarters of ByteDance in Beijing, the Internet tech company known for its popular apps like personalized news service Toutiao and mobile video-sharing service Tik Tok. Accompanied by ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming, Cook viewed the history and development of the fast-growing firm and even made recordings for fun with Zhang on Douying, the Chinese version of Tik Tok.