Victor Koo

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.

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
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Hong Kong
Other names
  • Victor Koo Wing Cheung
  • Gu Yongqiang
CitizenshipHong Kong
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
Known forFounder of Youku

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, creating China's largest video platform.

Prior to the announcement of the merger, Youku was the #5 website in China, and Tudou was #4.

Koo has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.

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