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Victor Koo

Victor Koo Wing Cheung or Gu Yongqiang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Gǔ Yǒngqiāng) served as President of Sohu, Inc., the second largest search engine in China.

Quick Facts Born, Other names ...

He became the co-founder and CEO of Youku in 2006, which has been called the "YouTube of China".

Youku merged with Tudou in 2012,[2][3] creating China's largest video platform.[4][5]

Prior to the announcement of the merger, Youku was the #5 website in China, and Tudou was #4.[6]

Koo has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.[7]

Education

Koo attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.[8]

Net worth

Following the 2010 listing of Youku on the New York Stock Exchange, Koo is a billionaire.[9]

Personal life

Koo was born in Hong Kong in 1966. His father is from Guangzhou and his mother is from Tianjin. He has one sister.[citation needed]


References

  1. "Schedule 13G, Youku Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. Hille, Kathrin (March 12, 2012). "Youku and Tudou to merge amid cost rises". ft.com. Retrieved 16 Apr 2012.
  3. BARBOZA, DAVID (12 March 2012). "2 Video Web Sites in China Plan a Merger". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. Takada, Kazunori (12 March 2012). "Youku to buy Tudou, creating China online video giant". reuters.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. Ramsay, Derek (2017-09-26). "Victor Koo". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  6. Flannery, Russell (3 December 2012). "Land Of The Large: Youku, Tudou Merger Latest In China's Web Consolidation". forbes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. Dolan, Kerry A. "Youku IPO Mints A New Chinese Billionaire, Victor Koo". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  8. "Gu Yongqiang". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-04-26.



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