Tony Zhang
Zhang Zhidong 张志东 | |
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Born | 1972 (age 49–50) |
Alma mater | Shenzhen University South China University of Technology |
Occupation | Co-founder and former CTO, Tencent |
Spouse(s) | Married |
Children | 1 |
Tony Zhang Zhidong (Chinese: 张志东, born 1972), is a Chinese businessman who is the co-founder, former CTO and second-largest individual shareholder of Tencent, a Chinese internet conglomerate.
Early life and education[]
Zhang Zhidong was born in 1971. He was in the same class at Shenzhen University as Tencent's founder, fellow billionaire Ma Huateng. He also has a master's degree from South China University of Technology.[2]
Career[]
According to Forbes, Zhang Zhidong has a net worth of $24.1 billion, as of March 2021.[2]
Zhang was Tencent's Chief Technology Officer for 16 years until his retirement in September 2014.[2]
Personal life[]
He lives in Shenzhen.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Zhang ZhiDong". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Zhang Zhidong". Forbes. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Guangdong
- Billionaires from Guangdong
- Shenzhen University alumni
- South China University of Technology alumni
- People from Dongguan
- Tencent people
- 21st-century Chinese businesspeople
- Chinese technology company founders
- Business biography stubs