Victor Koo

Victor Koo

Victor Koo (Chinese: 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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