Zhou Hongyi is a Chinese entrepreneur who has a net worth of $1.7 billion. Zhou Hongyi, former CEO of Yahoo, made his debut among the world’s richest in March 2014 with a net worth of $2.1 billion. With a fortune that exceeds the one of Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer, Zhou’s success goes beyond his tenure at Yahoo.
He did join the billionaires’ tribe thanks to the strong performance of his Qihoo360 Technology, Beijing-based Internet security and search company. A graduate of the Xian Jiaotong University, Hongyi founded an online search company 3721.com before joining Yahoo. Zhou Hongyi also serves as a board member at Nasdaq-listed AutoNavi, digital maps maker.
| Net Worth: | $1.7 Billion |