Zhang Yong (Chinese: 张勇; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒng) is a Chinese-born Singaporean restaurateur.
[4] In 1994, he quit his job in a tractor factory and opened a restaurant with 4 tables to seat customers, [5] the first Haidilao, which was cofounded by two couples, Zhang Yong and his wife Shu Ping, and fellow business partners Shi Yonghong and his wife Li Haiyan.
[6][7] Zhang has stated that his business philosophy revolves around using hot pot as a medium through which qi (器) and Dao (道) can be reunited.
Zhang is married to Shu Ping, a co-founder and non-executive director of Sichuan Haidilao Catering and have a son.
[10][11] As of July 2021, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$15.8 billion, making him China's richest restaurateur.