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]
Zhou Hongyi | |
|---|---|
| 周鸿祎 | |
 Zhou Hongyi in 2024 | |
| Born | 4 October 1970 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman and CEO of Qihoo 360 |
| Known for | Co-founder of Qihoo 360 |
Early life
editZhou Hongyi was born in Huanggang, Hubei, China. He has a master's degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University.[1]
Career
editZhou 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
editZhou is married, and lives in Beijing, China.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Zhou Hongyi". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ Mozur, Paul. "Qihoo 360's Zhou Hongyi: Taking Aim at China's Internet", The Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012. Accessed 2016-01-27.
- ^ Westaway, Luke (2003-11-21). "Yahoo buys Chinese software firm - CNET". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ "August 11, 2005: Yahoo! and Alibaba.com form strategic partnership in China-Alibaba Trade Forums". Resources.alibaba.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.