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William Ding
William Lei Ding (丁磊) is the Chinese billionaire founder and CEO of NetEase, the Hangzhou internet company he built into one of the world's largest online games firms.
Wu Jian
Wu Jian (吴剑) is a Chinese business executive who co-founded the online travel company Tongcheng in Suzhou in 2002, serving as its long-time chief operating officer.
Wu Zhixiang
Wu Zhixiang (吴志祥) is a Chinese entrepreneur who co-founded Tongcheng, a Suzhou-based online travel agency, in 2004 and led it to a Hong Kong listing in 2018.
Xiongdi Lian
Xiongdi Lian (兄弟连, Xiongdilian Education) was a Beijing adult IT vocational training company best known for PHP training, founded by Li Chao in 2006 and closed in February 2020.
Xu Chenye
Xu Chenye, also known as Daniel Xu (许晨晔), is a Chinese executive who co-founded Tencent in Shenzhen in 1998 and serves as Chief Information Officer.
Xu Yong (businessman)
Xu Yong (徐勇), known as Eric Yong Xu, is a Chinese biochemist-turned-businessman who co-founded Baidu with Robin Li and served as its chief strategy officer until 2004.
Yang Haoyong
Yang Haoyong (杨浩涌) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded the classifieds site Ganji.com in Beijing in 2005, was co-CEO of 58.com after their 2015 merger, and then led the used-car platform Guazi.
Yao Jinbo
Yao Jinbo (姚劲波), born in 1976 in Yiyang, Hunan, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded the classifieds platform 58.com in 2005 and led its 2013 New York Stock Exchange listing.
Yiguo Fresh
Yiguo Fresh (易果生鲜) is a Shanghai fresh-food e-commerce company that launched China's first online fresh-grocery platform in October 2005 and entered bankruptcy restructuring in 2020.
Yu Dunde
Yu Dunde (于敦德), born in 1981, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the Nanjing-based online travel agency Tuniu in 2006 and leads it as chairman and CEO.
Yu Minhong
Yu Minhong, known internationally as Michael Yu, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded New Oriental in 1993 and led its 2006 New York Stock Exchange listing.
YY Live
YY Live (YY直播) is a Chinese live-streaming platform founded in 2005 in Guangzhou by Li Xueling, known for virtual-gift tipping, and acquired by Baidu in 2025.
Zeng Kaitian
Zeng Kaitian (曾开天, born 1975) is a Chinese executive who co-founded the games company 37 Interactive Entertainment and serves as its Vice Chairman and General Manager.
Zeng Liqing
Zeng Liqing (曾李青), known internationally as Jason Zeng, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who co-founded Tencent in 1998 and served as chief operating officer from 1999 to 2007.
Zhang Chaoyang
Zhang Chaoyang (张朝阳), known in English as Charles Zhang, is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded Sohu in 1996 and chairs and leads it as chief executive.
Zhang Hailong
Zhang Hailong (张海龙) is a Chinese technology executive who co-founded Tongcheng Travel, the Suzhou-based online travel company, and built its original B2B travel trading platform.
Zhang Zhidong
Zhang Zhidong, known as Tony Zhang (张志东), is a Chinese software engineer who co-founded Tencent with Ma Huateng in 1998 and served as Chief Technology Officer until 2014.
Zhou Hongyi
Zhou Hongyi (周鸿祎) is a Chinese technology entrepreneur, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Beijing internet security company Qihoo 360, known for making antivirus free and for the 2010 3Q war with Tencent.
Zhuang Chenchao
Zhuang Chenchao, also known as CC Zhuang (庄辰超), is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who co-founded Qunar.com in 2005 and served as its chief executive officer from 2011 to 2016.