Victor Koo

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 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.

Victor Koo
Born	1966 (age 58–59) British Hong Kong
Other names	Victor Koo Wing Cheung Gu Yongqiang
Citizenship	Hong Kong[1]
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Known for	Founder 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,^[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 became 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]}