Zhang Yiming becomes Asia’s richest person, with a fortune of 700 billion—at 43 years old, Zhang Yiming sits in the position of Asia’s richest person for the first time.
Behind his success is extreme restraint and self-discipline. Zhang Yiming once said that most of his time is spent on self-cultivation while also creating wealth. He doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, doesn’t like cars, doesn’t play games, and doesn’t play golf. The two things he likes most are learning and thinking while staring blankly.
This young man from Fujian, who once faced setbacks in entrepreneurship many times, is now a top-tier business tycoon. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth has exceeded 105 billion USD, about RMB 700+ billion, surpassing Indian tycoon Adani. And when Bloomberg first tracked him in 2019, he had only 13 billion USD.
From Douyin to TikTok, from live-stream shopping to cross-border e-commerce, and to the core driver behind this sudden surge in wealth—AI—Zhang Yiming’s sense for the direction of the times has always been sharp.
In the age of AI, ByteDance’s cards are already on the table. Doubao has the top number of monthly active users, Seedance dazzles the world, and pushes ByteDance’s valuation higher. “Choosing the right path and sweeping everything away”—you’ll surpass them.
Behind his success is extreme restraint and self-discipline. Zhang Yiming once said that most of his time is spent on self-cultivation while also creating wealth. He doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, doesn’t like cars, doesn’t play games, and doesn’t play golf. The two things he likes most are learning and thinking while staring blankly.
This young man from Fujian, who once faced setbacks in entrepreneurship many times, is now a top-tier business tycoon. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth has exceeded 105 billion USD, about RMB 700+ billion, surpassing Indian tycoon Adani. And when Bloomberg first tracked him in 2019, he had only 13 billion USD.
From Douyin to TikTok, from live-stream shopping to cross-border e-commerce, and to the core driver behind this sudden surge in wealth—AI—Zhang Yiming’s sense for the direction of the times has always been sharp.
In the age of AI, ByteDance’s cards are already on the table. Doubao has the top number of monthly active users, Seedance dazzles the world, and pushes ByteDance’s valuation higher. “Choosing the right path and sweeping everything away”—you’ll surpass them.
