ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming overtakes India's Gautam Adani to become Asia's richest person for the first time, passing $105B, up 8x from $13B in March 2019 (Bloomberg)

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has surpassed India’s Gautam Adani to become Asia’s richest person, with a net worth of $105 billion. His wealth has grown eightfold from $13 billion in March 2019, reflecting the rapid expansion of ByteDance’s global operations. This milestone places him ahead of all other Asian billionaires.