# Changpeng Zhao

> CZ built Binance into the world's largest crypto exchange, then walked away from it in handcuffs. The guilty plea, the four-month sentence, the presidential pardon - the arc bent fast for a man who once moved $111 billion with a tweet.

*Canadian businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/changpeng-zhao

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1977-09-10
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Changpeng Zhao was born in 1977 and spent years in the infrastructure of crypto before co-founding Binance, where he served as CEO and helped the exchange dominate global trading volume. In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged he violated the Bank Secrecy Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; he resigned, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024. He completed the sentence by September. In October 2025, President Donald Trump issued him a presidential pardon. Forbes pegs his net worth at $111.1 billion as of April 2026, making him the richest Canadian and the 17th-richest person alive.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #8

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/cz_binance (@cz_binance)
- **LINKEDIN**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpzhao/ (@cpzhao)

## Sources
- [چانگپینگ ژاؤ](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF_%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%A4)
- [تشانغبينج تشاو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88)
- [Çanpen Zao](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87anpen_Zao)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
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- [چانگ پنگ ژائو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF_%D9%BE%D9%86%DA%AF_%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
- [ג'אנגפנג ג'או](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%92_%D7%92'%D7%90%D7%95)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
- [チャンポン・ジャオ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AA)
- [자오창펑](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%90%EC%98%A4%EC%B0%BD%ED%8E%91)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
- [ချန်ပန်ဇောင်](https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%81%E1%80%BB%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%95%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%87%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
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- [Чанпэн Чжао](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%BD_%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BE)
- [Changpeng Zhao](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changpeng_Zhao)
- [Чанпен Чжао](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%A7%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BE)
- [Triệu Trường Bằng](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri%E1%BB%87u_Tr%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Dng_B%E1%BA%B1ng)
- [赵长鹏](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%B5%E9%95%BF%E9%B9%8F)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52714313)

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