
For making learning more accessible
Jianbin Hou
FOUNDER AND CEO, ZUOYEBANG
Location: China
FOUNDER AND CEO, ZUOYEBANG
Location: China
Driven by a desire to democratise China’s after-school education, Hou Jianbin started Zuoyebang in 2015, integrating technology into teaching. It has become the country’s most widely used online tutoring service—and one of the world’s largest edtech unicorns—offering livestreamed courses and a stable of complementary educational apps. Jianbin’s aspiration is to make learning accessible to all, with many of its customers coming from lower-tier cities.