Zhou Hongyi

Zhou Hongyi
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970
Huanggang, Hubei, China
Residence Beijing, China
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater Xi'an Jiaotong University
Occupation chairman of Qihoo
Net worth $1.4 billion (December 2014)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Hongyi (Chinese: 周鸿祎; born 4 October 1970) is a Chinese businessman, chairman of the internet security company Qihoo.

Early life

Zhou Hongyi was born in China. He has a Master of Science 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 eventually acquired by Yahoo in 2004[2][3] for USD $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.

According to Forbes, Zhou has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion as of December 2014.[1]

Personal life

Zhou is married.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Zhou Hongyi". Forbes. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Mozur, Paul. "Qihoo 360's Zhou Hongyi: Taking Aim at China's Internet", The Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012. Accessed 27 January 2016.
  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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