Jianbin Hou

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.