Tony Zhang Zhidong (Chinese: 张志东, born 1972), is a Chinese businessman who is the co-founder, former CTO and second-largest individual shareholder of Tencent, a Chinese internet conglomerate.

Early life and education

Zhang Zhidong was born in 1971. He was in the same class at Shenzhen University as Tencent's founder, fellow billionaire Ma Huateng. He also has a master's degree from South China University of Technology.^[1]

Career

According to Forbes, Zhang Zhidong has a net worth of $24.1 billion, as of March 2021.^[1]

Zhang was Tencent's Chief Technology Officer for 16 years until his retirement in September 2014.^[1]

Personal life

He lives in Shenzhen.^[1]

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