Victor Koo

Victor Koo

Victor Koo (Chinese: 古永鏘 pinyin: Gǔ Yǒngqiāng) served as president Sohu.com before leaving to co-found video website Youku in 2006, which merged with Tudou in 2012,[1][2] creating one of China's premiere video portals.[3] Prior to the announcementof the merger, Youku was the #11 website in China, and Tudou was #14.[4]

Education

Koo a graduate of Stanford Business School and the University of California at Berkeley,[5] and is thus a haigui.

Net worth

Following the 2010 listing of Youku on the New York Stock Exchange, Koo is a billionaire.[6]

Personal life

His father is from Guangzhou and his mother is from Tianjin. He has one sister.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Hille, Kathrin (March 12, 2012). "Youku and Tudou to merge amid cost rises". ft.com. Retrieved 16 Apr 2012.
  2. ↑ BARBOZA, DAVID (12 March 2012). "2 Video Web Sites in China Plan a Merger". nytimes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Takada, Kazunori (12 March 2012). "Youku to buy Tudou, creating China online video giant". reuters.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Flannery, Russell (3 December 2012). "Land Of The Large: Youku, Tudou Merger Latest In China's Web Consolidation". forbes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Dolan, Kerry (12 August 2010). "Youku IPO Mints A New Chinese Billionaire, Victor Koo". forbes.com. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. ↑ Moore, Malcolm (14 December 2010). "Youku founder Victor Koo believes only China can help his company grow, make money and even beat piracy". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. ↑ (Chinese) 古永锵 百度百科

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