Zhang Yiming is 38, a billionaire, and stepping down as CEO of ByteDance, in part because he lacks "some of the skills that make an ideal manager." He cofounded TikTok's parent firm in 2014 and ...

TikTok may soon be banned in the US over national security concerns. A ban would be a blow to the company's bottom line: Used by more than 150 million users in the US, TikTok is expected to ...

SINGAPORE—Zhang Yiming chose a college by calculating which schools were far from home and had a favorable female-to-male ratio for finding love. He bought his first home by devising a formula ...

Zhang Yiming, the 35-year-old software engineer who founded the app's parent company, now has a net worth of $16.2 billion, Forbes estimates. Despite being the 13th-wealthiest person in China as ...

Zhang's company is also described as "a rare successful example of combining scientific invention with wealth creation in China", which makes Zhang "a spiritual idol for billions for young ...

At only 41, Zhang Yiming has already founded the world’s most valuable startup, and recent headlines peg him as China's richest man. ByteDance has radically influenced culture around the world ...

SHANGHAI--ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and ...

In a letter to Chinese staff, Zhang Yiming said the critics do not see the "full context". The letter comes as US President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the social media company. Chinese ...

Cool River Venture HK Limited, a subsidiary of Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of ByteDance, was granted Type 9 asset management license by the Securities and Futures ...

Next up: Zhang is said to be mulling a Hong Kong IPO that could value the company, which has had a private-market valuation of $20 billion, at more than $45 billion. 40 Under 40 List Debut ...