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ByteDance

These are more than 70 executives running Chinese tech giant ByteDance and its global video app TikTok. Shou Zi Chew, who became TikTok's CEO in 2021, is one of 12 executives reporting to ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo—a reminder that TikTok belongs to a much bigger company that also operates other blockbuster apps in China. Read article: The People with Power at TikTok Owner ByteDance.

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Kalley Huang

Last Updated March 25, 2025

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Quick Facts

TikTok CEO Shou ZI Chew, who reports to ByteDance's CEO, doesn't oversee all parts of TikTok's operations.

Senior executives who report to CEO Liang Rubo include many longtime veterans who helped build ByteDance's China business from its early years.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming no longer has any executive titles or a board seat, but holds super-voting shares that give him control over the company.

Board of Directors

Liang Rubo

ByteDance CEO & Chair

Arthur Dantchik

Founder, Managing Director of Susquehanna International Group

William Ford

CEO of General Atlantic

Xavier Niel

Founder, Iliadt

Neil Shen

Founding Partner of Sequoia Capital China