Allen Zhang

{{Short description|Chinese technology executive}}

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Zhang Xiaolong ({{zh|s=张小龙|t=張小龍}}), also known as Allen Zhang, is a Chinese computer programmer and technology executive. He is known for leading the developments of WeChat and Foxmail.{{Cite web|url=http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20170820/44665647_0.shtml |script-title=zh:马化腾背后的男人，超越张小龙，一年工资超过5亿 |work=Phoenix News |language=Chinese |date=20 August 2017 |access-date=2018-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190022/http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20170820/44665647_0.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.huxiu.com/article/230291.html|script-title=zh:张小龙到底想要什么？|last=王云辉|script-work=zh:虎嗅网|access-date=2018-04-13|language=Chinese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091342/https://www.huxiu.com/article/230291.html|archive-date=2018-04-14|url-status=live}} He is a senior executive vice president and president of Weixin Group at Tencent Holdings Limited.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=232561623&capId=11042136&previousCapId=11042136&previousTitle=TENCENT%20HOLDINGS%20LTD|title=Xiaolong Zhang: Executive Profile & Biography|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2018-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328170822/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=232561623&capId=11042136&previousCapId=11042136&previousTitle=TENCENT%20HOLDINGS%20LTD|archive-date=2018-03-28|url-status=live}} Zhang received B.S. and M.S degrees in telecommunication engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1991 and 1994, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}