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Jan Koum

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Jan Koum

Jan Borysovych Koum (born February 24, 1976) is an American billionaire businessman and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for US$19 billion. According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of US$15 billion as of October 2023, making him one of the richest people in the world. Koum was ranked 44th on the Forbes' list of richest Americans in 2023 with a net worth of $15 billion.

Infobox

Born
(1976-02-24) February 24, 1976 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Education
San Jose State University (dropped out)
Occupation
Businessman
Years active
1994–present

References

  1. Ukrainian: Ян Борисович Кум, romanized: Yan Borysovych Kum
  2. "The CNBC Next List: Jan Koum"
    https://www /2014/10/06/jan-koum
  3. Forbes
    https://www /profile/jan-koum/
  4. Forbes
    https://www /profile/jan-koum/?list=forbes-400&sh=1a218dbf370f
  5. Jewish Telegraphic Agency
    https://www /2022/06/15/united-states/whatsapps-reclusive-founder-has-quietly-become-a-megadonor-to-jewish-causes
  6. Wired UK
    https://web /web/20160502180239/http://www /news/archive/2014-02/19/whatsapp-exclusive
  7. Forbes
    https://www /sites/parmyolson/2014/02/19/exclusive-inside-story-how-jan-koum-built-whatsapp-into-facebooks-new-19-billion-baby/
  8. WhatsApp: Jan Koum – The Story Of A Man Who Kept It Simple, Jewish Business News, Feb 20th, 2014
    http://jewishbusinessnews /2014/02/20/whatsapp-jan-koum-the-story-of-a-man-who-kept-it-simple/
  9. Forbes
    https://www /sites/parmyolson/2014/02/19/exclusive-inside-story-how-jan-koum-built-whatsapp-into-facebooks-new-19-billion-baby/
  10. "January Kum: communist Ukraine to 19 billion Whatsapp | Network 2"
    https://web /web/20140615045959/http://network2 /january-kum-communist-ukraine-to-19-billion-whatsapp
  11. Forbes
    https://www /sites/parmyolson/2014/02/19/exclusive-inside-story-how-jan-koum-built-whatsapp-into-facebooks-new-19-billion-baby/
  12. "Facebook acquires WhatsApp in massive deal worth $19 billion - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)"
    http://www /news/2014-02-20/facebook-acquires-whatsapp-in-19-billion-deal/5272010
  13. "WhatsApp Founders Are Low Key — And Now Very Rich"
    http://mashable /2014/02/19/whatsapp-founders-jan-koum-brian-acton/
  14. Bloomberg
    https://www /news/2014-02-20/whatsapp-s-founder-goes-from-food-stamps-to-billionaire
  15. The Guardian
    https://www /technology/2014/feb/20/facebook-turned-down-whatsapp-co-founder-brian-acton-job-2009
  16. www
    https://web /web/20200809013448/https://www /insider/koum-jan
  17. Washington Post
    https://www /business/economy/whatsapp-founder-plans-to-leave-after-broad-clashes-with-parent-facebook/2018/04/30/49448dd2-4ca9-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story
  18. The Guardian
    https://www /technology/2018/apr/30/jan-koum-whatsapp-co-founder-quits-facebook
  19. Axios
    https://www /2018/04/30/whatsapp-founder-leaves-jan-koum1525122715
  20. The Mercury News
    https://www /2018/05/08/next-change-for-facebook-new-board-director-executives-reshuffled/
  21. CNBC
    https://www /2018/08/15/whatsapps-jan-koum-left-facebook-but-is-still-showing-up-to-vest-stock
  22. Business Insider Singapore
    https://web /web/20200102131538/https://www /whatsapp-founder-jan-koum-rest-and-vest-for-450-million-facebook-stock-2018-8/?r=UK&IR=T
  23. YNet
    https://www /article/rjxrbruf5
  24. The Times of Israel
    https://www /whatsapp-founder-jan-koum-donates-record-2-million-to-aipacs-campaign-efforts/
  25. https://www /local_news/article/sjkhqd5a11x
    https://www /local_news/article/sjkhqd5a11x
  26. The New York Times
    https://www /2024/04/21/us/politics/aipac-israel-democrat-primaries
  27. The Guardian
    https://www /world/2024/apr/22/aipac-pro-israel-lobby-group-us-elections
  28. "Big GOP donors hoped for an alternative to Trump. Now some are giving up"
    https://www /news/2023/09/25/who-wants-to-get-involved-and-waste-money-some-gop-donors-give-up-on-finding-an-alternative-to-trump-00117772
  29. The San Francisco Standard
    https://sfstandard /2024/01/30/daniel-lurie-mom-spends-million-dollars-san-francisco-mayor-race/
  30. The Jewish Daily Forward
    http://forward /articles/193103/whatsapp-founder-jan-koums-jewish-rags-to-riches-t
  31. Business Insider
    http://www /why-whatsapps-jan-koum-hates-being-called-an-entrepreneur-2014-2?IR=T
  32. Bloomberg
    https://www /news/2014-10-20/facebook-s-jan-koum-apologizes-for-past-restraining-order
  33. Nice-Matin
    https://www /faits-de-societe/le-chateau-de-la-garoupe-du-cap-dantibes-sur-le-point-detre-vendu-a-un-milliardaire-ukrainien-886856
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