Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance—the company behind TikTok and various other services—has become the richest person in Asia. The 43-year-old now boasts a net worth exceeding $105 billion, surpassing India's Gautam Adani, who previously held the title.
Zhang Yiming's wealth has grown alongside the robust performance of TikTok and the rise of the artificial intelligence era—a sector in which ByteDance has made significant investments and developed specialized services for users in China.
With this increase, the Chinese entrepreneur now ranks 18th on the list of the world's richest people, placing him just one spot behind Bill Gates, whose net worth stands at $114 billion. Elon Musk holds the top spot as the world's richest person with a net worth of approximately $892 billion, while Google founder Larry Page ranks second with a net worth of $295 billion.
