Victor Koo
Businessperson1
Victor Koo Wing Cheung or Gu Yongqiang (Chinese: 古永鏘; pinyin: Gǔ Yǒngqiāng) was president of Sohu, Inc., the second largest search engine in China.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Victor Koo (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1966.1
About
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, creating China's largest video platform.
Prior to the announcement of the merger, Youku was the #5 website in China, and Tudou was #4.
Koo has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.
From Wikipedia’s article on Victor Koo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Youku TudouFounder9
- YoukuFounder10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of California, Berkeley3
- Date not recordedStanford Graduate School of Business3
- Date not recordedStanford University3
Koo attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.
From Wikipedia’s article on Victor Koo (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: businessperson.6
- Date not recordedFounded Youku4
- Date not recordedFounded Youku Tudou5
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Victor Koo (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataVictor Koo on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaVictor Koo on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataYouku Tudou, Founder
- 10WikidataYouku, Founder
- 11Wikimedia CommonsVictor Koo photo by Joi, CC BY 2.0