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Zhang Yiming

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Zhang Yiming is a Chinese entrepreneur who co-founded ByteDance and remains its chairman.

Zhang Yiming is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who co-founded ByteDance in Beijing in 2012 with Liang Rubo.1 He previously worked on the real-estate search site 99fang.com.1 Public reporting describes him as holding more than half of ByteDance's voting control.1

Last reviewed: 12 Sept 2026 Confidence: High Markdown JSON

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  1. Zhang Yiming . Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-09-12.