Jan Koum Net Worth, Education, Foundation, Age, Height, Family, Relationship

One of the famous Ukraine-American entrepreneur and computer programmer, Jan Koum was the former CEO and the co-founder of WhatsApp. In 2014, he joined the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans, with an estimated worth of over $7.5 billion.  

Jan Koum’s Biography

Jan Koum was born on February 24, 1976, in Kiev, Ukraine under the birth sign of Pisces.  He holds an American nationality and belongs to a white ethnic group.

He grew up in Fastiv along with his mother and grandmother. His mother worked as a babysitter, whereas Koum used to work as a cleaner at a grocery store. His father died in 1997 and his mother died in 2000 due to cancer.

Regarding his education, Jan attended at San Jose State University.

Jan Koum’s Age And Body Statistics

• Body Measurement: Jan has maintained his body fit and healthy. however, his exact body measurement is not available.
• Age: As of 2019,  he is at the age of 43.
• Height: Koum stands at a tall height of 6 feet 1 inches or 188cm.
• Eyes Color: He has attractive black eyes which define his personality as mysterious.
• Hair Color: Similarly, his hair color is naturally black.

Jan Koum’s Relationship History

Jan Koum is not married yet. Also, he hasn’t shared much information about his personal life in the public. He prefers to maintain distance from the limelight.

As per some online sources, Jan Koum has been dating Ukrainian based supermodel, Evelina Mambetova since 2014. However, the couple hasn’t confirmed anything about their love life.

Jan Koum’s Net Worth And Career

Koum has an estimated net worth of $9.7 billion as of 2019. In 2018,  he had an estimated net worth of $11.2 billion, and as per the Forbes, it was $9.1 billion. As of February 2014, his stake in WhatsApp was worth $6.8 billion.

In addition, Jan sold his messaging app, WhatsApp for $19.3 billion to Facebook in cash and stock. Also, he agreed to a yearly base salary of $1 with stock options worth billions. In 2018, WhatsApp had 450 million monthly active users which reached 1.2 billion. WhatsApp celebrated its deal with Facebook by popping Champagne bottles which cost about $200 million.

He is also involved in charities, in 2014, he donated $1 million to The FreeBSD  Foundation and also donated close to $556 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF). In addition, he also donated $1 million to the foundation responsible for the open-source operating system FreeBSD.

Career Highlights

Initially, Jan Koum joined Yahoo as an infrastructure engineer in 1997, where he became good friends with Bruan Acton, one of Yahoo’s earliest employees. They worked together at Yahoo for nine years. However, Yahoo did not offer them the opportunity to explore social media, so they quit their jobs in 2007.

In 2009, Koum bought a new iPhone. He realized the potential offered by the market for iPhone compatible applications. They incorporated their new company—called WhatsApp Inc.—on Koum’s birthday, February 24, 2009. The pair launched the WhatsApp Messenger in early 2010.  By 2016 WhatsApp became the most popular messaging application with a user base of $1billion.

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