Victor Koo Wing Cheung or Gu Yongqiang (Chinese: 古永鏘; pinyin: Gǔ Yǒngqiāng) served as President of Sohu, Inc., the second largest search engine in China.
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
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Citizenship | Hong Kong[1] |
Education | University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Founder of Youku |
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]
Koo attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.[8]
Following the 2010 listing of Youku on the New York Stock Exchange, Koo is a billionaire.[9]
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]