Tony Zhang Zhidong (, born 1972), is a Chinese businessman who is the co-founder, former CTO and second-largest individual shareholder of
Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the wo ...
, a Chinese internet conglomerate.
Early life and education
Zhang Zhidong was born in 1971. He was in the same class at
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University (SZU, Chinese: 深圳大学) is a municipal public research university in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The university is funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.
Location
SZU comprises two campuses, Houhai ca ...
as Tencent's founder, fellow billionaire
Ma Huateng
Ma Huateng (, born on October 29, 1971), also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese billionaire business magnate. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent, one of the most valuable companies in Asia, one of the largest intern ...
. He also has a master's degree from
South China University of Technology
The South China University of Technology (SCUT; ) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university is co-sponsored by the China Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.
The university is a mul ...
.
Career
According to ''
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also r ...
'', Zhang Zhidong has a net worth of $24.1 billion, as of March 2021.
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Zhang was Tencent's Chief Technology Officer for 16 years until his retirement in September 2014.]
Personal life
He lives in Shenzhen.[
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References
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
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