Zhou Hongyi

Zhou Hongyi (Chinese: 周鸿祎; pinyin: Zhōu Hóngyī; born 4 October 1970) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur. He is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of the Internet security company Qihoo 360. As of November 2018, he is ranked #45 on Forbes China Rich List 2018 and #135 on Forbes Billionaires 2018, with an estimated net worth of $4.7 billion.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Hongyi
周鸿祎
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970
Huanggang, Hubei, China
NationalityChina
EducationXi'an Jiaotong University
OccupationChairman and CEO of Qihoo 360
Known forCo-founder of Qihoo 360
Net worthUS$4.7 billion (November 2018)[1]

Early life

Zhou Hongyi was born in Huanggang, Hubei, China. He has a master's degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University.[1]

Career

Zhou was one of China's pioneer internet entrepreneurs, founding 3721 in 1998, a search engine which sells Chinese-language keywords for Roman-alphabet domain names. 3721 was acquired by Yahoo! in 2004[2][3] for US$120 million with Zhou heading Yahoo! China's operation. However, with differences between Zhou and Yahoo's management, Yahoo eventually sold its China operations to Alibaba in 2005[4] and Zhou left to start Qihoo 360.

Personal life

Zhou is married, and lives in Beijing, China.[1]

References
  1. "Zhou Hongyi". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. Mozur, Paul. "Qihoo 360's Zhou Hongyi: Taking Aim at China's Internet", The Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012. Accessed 2016-01-27.
  3. Westaway, Luke (2003-11-21). "Yahoo buys Chinese software firm - CNET". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  4. "August 11, 2005: Yahoo! and Alibaba.com form strategic partnership in China-Alibaba Trade Forums". Resources.alibaba.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
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