How An Intern At Facebook Became The Boss Of TikTok

In the summer of 2009, Shou Zi Chew was working as a student intern for Facebook. Just over a decade later, he had worked his way up to be the head of its biggest competitor.

- Anthony Cuthbertson

The 40-year-old Singaporean will follow his former boss Mark Zuckerberg when he appears before Congress today to face questions about concerns surrounding the world's most popular app.

Members of the House energy and commerce committee will ask Chew about allegations relating to TikTok's ties to the Chinese government, which have led some US lawmakers to call for an outright ban over fears that the app - ostensibly used to create and share videos - is also a tool for spying and spreading propaganda. Britain last week became the latest country to ban the app from government devices.

Congress may also take the opportunity to get to know the enigmatic tech leader a bit more, as it will be one of the only public appearances he has ever made in the US despite TikTok having more than 150 million US users. So little is known of him that, as of yesterday, his Wikipedia page is six sentences long. By contrast, Mr Zuckerberg's page stretches to more than 6,000 words.