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Victor Koo

Victor Koo Wing Cheung
Gu Yongqiang

CitizenshipHong Kong^[1]EducationUniversity of California, BerkeleyKnown forFounder of Youku

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

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.