[ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming became Asia’s richest man, surpassing Adani who was born in traditional industries] September 16th, as wealth related to artificial intelligence soared, billionaires in traditional industries were surpassed. ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming became Asia’s richest man for the first time. The 43-year-old Zhang Yiming’s net worth has now exceeded US$105 billion. He is worth more than Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhang Yiming's wealth has grown about seven times compared to the $13 billion recorded in March 2019 when Bloomberg first tracked it. Zhang Yiming is China's richest man, thanks to the global popularity of TikTok and ByteDance's layout in the AI ​​field, including the popular AI chatbot Doubao and video generation model Seedance. Today's move to the next level highlights the huge new wealth created by the AI ​​boom, allowing traditional wealthy people such as Adani, energy and retail tycoon Mukesh Ambani and Japan's Uniqlo Tadashi Yanai to be surpassed.