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AI Mania Makes ByteDance Cofounder Zhang Yiming China’s Richest Person

AI Mania Makes ByteDance Cofounder Zhang Yiming China’s Richest Person

“All China tech assets staged a big rebound off the low base,” Charlie Chai, a Shanghai-based analyst at research firm 86Research, says by WeChat.

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ByteDance cofounder Zhang Yiming has become China’s richest man as investors bet on companies with AI potential. Zhang’s fortune has grown to $65.5 billion, ahead of beverage giant Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan’s $56.5 billion, according to Forbes estimates. Zhang, 41, derives his net worth from a 21% stake in the privately held tech behemoth, al…

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