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{{family name hatnote|Koo|Victor Koo|Koo Wing Cheung|lang=Hong Kong}}

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| birth_place = Hong KongHong KongSCHEDULE 13G, YOUKU INC. WEBSITE=U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 19 February 2019, | education = University of California, BerkeleyVictor Koo Wing Cheung|Gu Yongqiang}}| known_for = Founder of Youku}}Victor Koo Wing Cheung or Gu Yongqiang ({{zh|c=|p=Gǔ Yǒngqiāng}}) served as President of Sohu, Inc., the second largest search engine in China.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,NEWS, Hille, Kathrin,weblink Youku and Tudou to merge amid cost rises, ft.com, March 12, 2012, 16 Apr 2012, NEWS, BARBOZA, DAVID,weblink 2 Video Web Sites in China Plan a Merger, nytimes.com, 12 March 2012internet in the People's Republic of China>China's largest video platform.NEWS, Takada, Kazunori,weblink Youku to buy Tudou, creating China online video giant, reuters.com, 12 March 2012DATE=2017-09-26URL=HTTPS://VARIETY.COM/EXEC/VICTOR-KOO/WEBSITE=VARIETY, en, Prior to the announcement of the merger, Youku was the #5 website in China, and Tudou was #4.NEWS, Flannery, Russell,weblink Land Of The Large: Youku, Tudou Merger Latest In China's Web Consolidation, forbes.com, 3 December 2012, 16 April 2012, Koo has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.WEB, Dolan, Kerry A., Youku IPO Mints A New Chinese Billionaire, Victor Koo,weblink 2021-03-31, Forbes, en,

Education

Koo attended and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.WEB,weblink Gu Yongqiang, www.chinadaily.com.cn, 2017-04-26,

Net worth

Following the 2010 listing of Youku on the New York Stock Exchange, Koo is a billionaire.NEWS, Moore, Malcolm,weblink Youku founder Victor Koo believes only China can help his company grow, make money and even beat piracy, telegraph.co.uk, 14 December 2010, 16 April 2012,

Personal life

{{Expand section|date=February 2020}}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|date=October 2020}}

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External links

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• Digital Giants: Victor Koo 12 March 2010 news.bbc.co.uk

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