Zhou Hongyi

Chairman of Qihoo 360

Zhou Hongyi is the Chairman of Qihoo360 and famous Business Angel. In October 1998, he established 3721 Technology Co. Ltd and was the first to establish a Chinese service website. In March 2004 he was President of Yahoo China and created a series of internet services such as ‘Yisou’ web and free 1G emails etc.

Leaving Yahoo, he established Angel Investment Fund and joined IDG as a financial partner, investing in many famous internet products such as Xunlei, Discuz! and Kugou. Then, Zhou Hongwei invested in Qihoo360 Technology Co. Ltd and became President of Qihoo360. After, he has changed traditional internet security and changed market structure, rapidly became China’s biggest internet safety provider through providing free services and product and technology innovation, leading Qihoo360 to be listed on the American stock exchange in 2011.