Fortune iconFortuneSep 17, 2026

Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth—he’s gained $92 billion since 2019 thanks to AI

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, is Asia's richest person—his net worth skyrocketed $12 billion this month alone.

Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth—he’s gained $92 billion since 2019 thanks to AI

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, is Asia's richest person—his net worth skyrocketed $12 billion this month alone.

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, is Asia's richest person—his net worth skyrocketed $12 billion this month alone.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app