In 2006, Zhou Hongyi became president and CEO of Qihoo 360. With its free business model, Qihoo 360 became a leading brand in the network security industry of China.

Qihoo 360

Zhou Hongyi graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University with a master's degree. In 1998, he established "3721", a company that was later acquired by Yahoo. Subsequently, Zhou Hongyi was appointed president of Yahoo China. He soon after joined the International Data Group (IDG) and became one of the most active investors, pooling money in Thunder, Discuz, cool dog, Flint, Nora, fast travel and other start-up companies.

In 2006, Zhou Hongyi became president and CEO of Qihoo 360. With its free business model, Qihoo 360 became a leading brand in the network security industry of China. It leads the industry in the market share of its products, including 360 security guards, 360 anti-virus, security browser 360, 360 safety deposit boxes and a variety of other network security products.