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Handing operating control from founder to successor or next-generation management.
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2026 · Investor/Pass Founder Ledger
Zhang Yiming — Founder Ledger Overview
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).
2024 · Forbes
Zhang Yiming - Forbes
Zhang Yiming's ByteDance chinese billionaire Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman of TikTok owner ByteDance, joining a .
2019 · Wikipedia
Zhang Yiming
Zhang announced in May 2021 that he would step down as CEO, completing the handover on November 4, 2021, while remaining chairman and retaining more than 50 percent of ByteDance's voting rights, per Reuters as cited by Wikipedia.
2019 · Wikipedia
Zhang Yiming
Stepped down as CEO of ByteDance on November 4, 2021, completing a handover announced in May 2021, while remaining chairman.
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