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Liu Chao

Founder & CEO, Tianyancha · China

✓ Verified current role· as of 2026-09-28

Liu Chao is the CEO of Tianyancha. Chao is based in China. Chao was born in 1981 and educated at Peking University and University of Illinois System.

Computer scientist and entrepreneur who earned his PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2007. Previously served as Chief Scientist and Director at Sogou and Tencent, and was a researcher at Microsoft Research leading the Data Intelligence Group. Founded Tianyancha in 2014.

Born
1981
Citizenship
People's Republic of China
Education
Peking University, University of Illinois System, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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