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May 20 (Reuters) - Zhang Yiming announced he will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, saying he lacked the social skills to be an ideal manager and naming his college roommate Liang...

Zhang is a co-founder of ByteDance, the social media group behind video-sharing app TikTok. The Beijing-based company also owns the news aggregation service Toutiao. ByteDance has more than 1...

Zhang Yiming is the founder of ByteDance, one of the largest global technology companies. The apps in ByteDance's portfolio include Toutiao, the largest general news platform in China, and TikTok, the video-based social media app that quickly became popular globally.

GUANGZHOU, China — Zhang Yiming, co-founder of ByteDance, will step down as CEO and transition to a new role, the company said on Thursday. Another co-founder, Liang Rubo, who is currently head...

Aug. 27, 2020 11:09 am ET Zhang Yiming was having breakfast at home in Beijing in July when a message popped on his computer screen. A friend sent a link featuring President Trump, in which he...

SINGAPORE—Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance Ltd. that owns social-media app TikTok, stepped down from his role as chairman of the Chinese technology giant, completing a leadership handover ...

Zhang, one of China’s most successful entrepreneurs, has exited the board of TikTok’s owner, and is succeeded by Rubo Liang, ByteDance’s current CEO, the person said. The news wasn’t a ...

Armed with pioneering AI and a sharp nose for youth trends, Zhang Yiming revolutionized internet video with popular app TikTok and minted himself a fortune. But at just 38 he has also found that having a seat at the top table of China's rambunctious tech scene carries a heavy political and managerial price.