Zhang Zhidong

Tony Zhang (English: Tony Zhang, born in 1972), Han nationality, native of Dongguan, Guangdong, is one of the founders of Tencent. He was once the executive director and chief technology officer of Tencent, responsible for the development of proprietary technologies, including instant messaging platforms and online application systems. Zhang Zhidong received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Shenzhen University in 1993, majoring in computer science and applications, and a master's degree in computer applications and system architecture from South China University of Technology in 1996. In 1999, Zhang Zhidong and others founded Tencent, which currently holds QQ number 10002. Zhang Zhidong ranked 85th on the 2010 Hurun Rich List, with a personal wealth of 10 billion. In 2010, Forbes ranked 45th on the list with a net worth of 12.1 billion yuan. In the 2011 Forbes list of the world's richest people, he ranked 595th on the list with a net worth of US$2 billion (13.1 billion yuan). Ranked 719th on Forbes' 2012 list of the world's billionaires. Ranked 554th on Forbes' 2013 list of the world's billionaires. Ranked 40th on the 2014 Forbes Chinese Rich List. Ranked 41st on the 2015 Forbes Chinese Rich List with US$5.8 billion. In 2014, Zhang Zhidong resigned as Tencent CTO. He ranked 98th on Forbes' 2019 list of the world's billionaires, with assets of US$13.3 billion.