Ray Chan Chin-ching (Chinese:陳展程; born 1984) is aHong Kong businessman, known for being the CEO and co-founder of entertainment online platform9GAG.[1][2] He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Hong Kong-listedMemeStrategy.[3]
Chan grew up in Hong Kong where he and his family lived in a public housing estate.[4] During his university days at the Faculty of Law at University of Hong Kong, Chan was a member of the university debate team.[5]
Chan’s first job upon graduation from theUniversity of Hong Kong was in the legal department of a bank.[6] Following that, he became an anchor as well as a reporter forNow TV. Soon after, he worked at aninformation technology company as a project manager. In 2007, he joinedaNobii as a product manager.
While working for aNobii, he launched 9GAG as a side project. In 2011, Chan quit his job to focus on 9GAG.[7] 9GAG was Chan's first successful website; before 9GAG, he established a website to sharecosmetics and a website for information on electrical appliances, both of which failed.[5]
9GAG secured $2.8 million seed funding from theUnited States, including Silicon Valley's startup accelerator,Y Combinator, and venture capital firm500Global.[8]
As at July 2025, 9GAG has 200 million users across various social media channels.[9]
In 2022, Chan launched aNFT platform Memeland. In April 2025, Chan acquired a controlling stake in Hong Kong-listed Howking Technology International Holdings Limited and renamed it MemeStrategy.[10] Chan became the chairman and CEO of MemeStrategy, and a number of 9GAG executives joined MemeStrategy. The company now focuses on advisory services for digital asset projects.[11]