Eric Tan

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| nationality = Chinese

| education = Tsinghua University
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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| known for = Chairman and co-founder, Qutoutiao

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Tan Siliang ({{zh|s=谭思亮}}), also known as Eric Tan, is a Chinese billionaire businessman, the chairman and co-founder of Qutoutiao, a mobile content aggregator.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2018/09/16/china-mobile-content-aggregator-qutoutiaos-ipo-mints-new-billionaire/#5812a0eb4923|title=China Mobile Content Aggregator Qutoutiao's IPO Mints New Billionaire|first=Russell|last=Flannery|date=|website=forbes.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}}

Early life

Tan earned a bachelor of engineering degree in automation from Tsinghua University in 2002, and a master of engineering degree in artificial intelligence from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006.

Career

Tan worked for Yahoo China as a senior engineer.

Qutoutiao was founded in 2016, and is based in Shanghai.{{cite web|url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4200917-qutoutiao-aims-300-million-u-s-ipo|title=Qutoutiao Aims For $300 Million U.S. IPO|first=Donovan|last=Jones|date=21 August 2018|website=seekingalpha.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}} In September 2018, following Qutoutiao's IPO, Tan's net worth was estimated at US$1.7 billion.

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