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In this
Hong Kong name , the
surname is
Koo . In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Victor Koo and the Chinese-style name is Koo Wing Cheung.
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 .
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
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(February 2020 )
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
^
"Schedule 13G, Youku Inc" . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . Retrieved 19 February 2019 .
^ Hille, Kathrin (March 12, 2012).
"Youku and Tudou to merge amid cost rises" .
ft.com . Retrieved 16 Apr 2012 .
^ BARBOZA, DAVID (12 March 2012).
"2 Video Web Sites in China Plan a Merger" .
nytimes.com . Retrieved 16 April 2012 .
^ Takada, Kazunori (12 March 2012).
"Youku to buy Tudou, creating China online video giant" .
reuters.com . Retrieved 16 April 2012 .
^ Ramsay, Derek (2017-09-26).
"Victor Koo" . Variety . Retrieved 2021-03-17 .
^ Flannery, Russell (3 December 2012).
"Land Of The Large: Youku, Tudou Merger Latest In China's Web Consolidation" .
forbes.com . Retrieved 16 April 2012 .
^ Dolan, Kerry A.
"Youku IPO Mints A New Chinese Billionaire, Victor Koo" . Forbes . Retrieved 2021-03-31 .
^
"Gu Yongqiang" . www.chinadaily.com.cn . Retrieved 2017-04-26 .
^ 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 .
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