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Tony Zhang

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.

Zhang Zhidong
张志东

1972 (age 51–52)

Shenzhen University
South China University of Technology

Co-founder and former CTO, Tencent

Married

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Early life and education[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

He lives in Shenzhen.[1]