# Jerry Yang

_Founder of Yahoo!_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/jerry-yang
Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang is a Taiwanese-born American billionaire computer programmer, internet entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. and founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures. As of May 2025, Yang has a net worth of $3.1 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 November 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Taipei ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; computer scientist; businessperson; art collector; engineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P106))
- **Education:** Stanford University; Piedmont Hills High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P69))
- **Spouse:** Akiko Yamazaki ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P26))
- **Awards:** Great Immigrants Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284#P166))

## Questions

**When was Jerry Yang born?**  
Jerry Yang was born on 6 November 1968 in Taipei.

**Where did Jerry Yang study?**  
Jerry Yang was educated at Stanford University, Piedmont Hills High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jerry Yang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Yang) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जेरी याङ्ग](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q215284](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215284) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jerry yang 2010(4555102908).jpg by Yahoo from Sunnyvale, California, USA (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerry_yang_2010(4555102908).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jerry Yang, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jerry yang 2010(4555102908).jpg — Yahoo from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Jerry Yang". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jerry-yang. Retrieved 6 November 2026.