Social media use has exploded. It first started out as a way to help family and friends connect, regardless of where they were located. One of the newest players available is TikTok, a popular social media app that allows users to watch, create, and share 15-second videos shot on cellphones. With its personalized feeds of quirky and creative short videos, the app is characterized by its addictive quality and high levels of engagement.

The man behind Tiktok is Zhang Yiming, a Chinese internet entrepreneur who had made more than 12 billion US dollars in 2018 alone. He is the founder of Bytedance, the company behind TikTok. At age 37 and with a net worth of 16 billion US dollars, he is the 67th world’s richest person and 9th richest Chinese on the Forbes List of billionaires. Bytedance, the company he founded, is now the most valuable start-up company with a value of over 90 billion US dollars.

How did a locally-trained software engineer made Tiktok and became successful? Let’s find out his story.


⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰
0:00 Intro
1:54 Early Life
2:29 Post Graduation
3:50 Transition to Mobile
4:25 Development of ByteDance
6:14 Birth of TikTok
7:11 Success of TikTok
7:46 Conclusion

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