The founder of Sohu is Zhang Chaoyang, who graduated from the Physics Department of Tsinghua University with a bachelor's degree and then studied for a doctorate at MIT. Sohu was founded on February 25th, 1998. Sohu has news, entertainment, sports and fashion, so it was welcomed by users as soon as it went online.

According to the data, Zhang Chaoyang is from Shaanxi. 1996, Zhang Chaoyang got venture capital and founded Aitexin Company. Later, Aitexin Company launched Sohu products and changed its name to Sohu Company. Since the establishment of Sohu 1998, Zhang Chaoyang has been the chairman and CEO of Sohu. 20 15 12 16, Zhang Chaoyang attended the opening ceremony of the second world internet conference as a guest. On 20 15, Zhang Chaoyang made a guest appearance as CEO of Sohu for Dapeng film Pancake Man, and was also the producer of this film. 2017165438+1October 9, sogou was officially listed on the NYSE. According to the information on NYSE website, Zhang Chaoyang and Wang Xiaochuan rang the opening bell of NYSE.