College dropout becomes billionaire with Chinese gaming platform
As China’s Internet use shifted from desktop to mobile, Huang realised there wasn’t a Steam-style community dedicated to smartphone gamers. TapTap was born in 2016 and has been free to use from the outset. — AFP When China’s two big mobile powers clashed publicly on New Year’s Eve, the stock of a little-known gaming company surged the most ever, minting a new billionaire in 38-year-old maverick entrepreneur Huang Yimeng. Shares in his indie game distributor XD Inc rose 24% on the firs...
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