Who is TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew?

TIKTOK is now one of the world's most popular content platforms, with millions using the app to share videos.

There have been concerns over the data that the app holds, and now people want to learn more about Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of the company.

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Who is Shou Zi Chew?

Shou Zi Chew is a Singaporean entrepreneur, born on January 1, 1983.

He has been CEO of social media platform TikTok since 2021.

TikTok is run by Chinese internet technology company ByteDance.

He studied at University College London, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics in 2006.

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He later studied at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

He appeared in front of a US congressional committee on March 23, 2023, to address concerns over how the app holds the data of its users.

He is married to Vivian Kao, who he met while studying at Harvard.

Together, they have two children.

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Before ByteDance, Chew worked at Goldman Sachs in England and then joined venture capital firm DST Global.

Despite being at the top of the social media giant, not a lot is known about how much control he has over the running of the company.

His predecessor at the company, Kevin Mayer, resigned after just three months in the role.

Who started TikTok?

TikTok was launched in 2016 by Chinese app developer ByteDance.

Its founder is Chinese businessman Zhang Yiming.

The app merged with social media service Musical.ly in 2017.

In December 2022, President Joe Biden signed legislation which banned TikTok on government devices.

The same month a former US Air Force officer warned that TikTok poses more of a threat to American national security than the B21 stealth bomber.

In September 2022, Vanessa Pappas, TikTok’s chief operating officer was questioned about how US data flowed to China.

This was in response to concerns that information may have been fed to the Chinese government.

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The company has repeatedly denied accusations that the app is in any way a threat to other countries' national security.

What is Shou Zi Chew's net worth?

As of January 2024, the TikTok CEO's net worth is estimated to be $200 million, according to International Business Times.