Zhang Yiming on Corporate Governance

Zhang Yiming's role is documented as: founder and Chairman of ByteDance; stepped down as CEO on November 4, 2021, completing a handover announced in May 2021 Wikipedia's infobox lists his title as 'Founder & Chairman of ByteDance' and states he stepped down as CEO on November 4, 2021, while retaining over 50% of ByteDance's voting rights per Reuters as cited by Wikipedia (research date: 2026-08-23).

Zhang Yiming's ByteDance zhang is a co-founder of ByteDance, Zhang stepped down as chief executive in May 2021. As of August 23, 2026 : Last change No change.

Bloomberg estimated Zhang's net worth at $92.8 billion as of June 2026, and Wikipedia states the global popularity of TikTok made him the richest man in China in 2024.