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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jan_KoumJan Koum - Wikipedia

    Jan Koum (Ukrainian: Ян Кум; born Yan Borysovych Kum, Ukrainian: Ян Борисович Кум, on February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-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$19.3 billion.

  2. www.forbes.com › profile › jan-koumJan Koum - Forbes

    4 days ago · Jan Koum. CEO, cofounder, WhatsApp Inc. $16B. Real Time Net Worth. as of 5/12/24. #119 in the world today. Photo by Gabriela Hasbun/The Forbes Collection. About Jan Koum. Jan Koum...

  3. leaders.com › articles › leaders-storiesJan Koum: The Inspirational Story of the Founder of WhatsApp -...

    Feb 28, 2022 · As a Ukrainian immigrant who escaped the U.S.S.R., he moved to the United States, met even more extreme poverty, but still managed to build a billion-dollar company within five years. For entrepreneurs and business leaders, Jan Koum’s story serves as inspiration.

  4. www.wired.com › story › whats-app-owner-founder-jan-koum-facebookThe inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

    May 1, 2018 · May 1, 2018 10:48 AM. The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp. In 2014, as Facebook was secretly preparing to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion, WIRED profiled founder Jan...

  5. www.bloomberg.com › billionaires › profilesBloomberg Billionaires Index - Jan Koum

    4 days ago · Overview. Koum is a co-founder and former chief executive of WhatsApp, a messaging app that has been downloaded onto more than six billion devices. The app was launched in 2009 and sold to...

  6. www.businessinsider.com › whatsapp-ceo-jan-koum-rags-to-riches-2017-5Jan Koum: How the WhatsApp Cofounder Went From Food Stamps to ......

    May 18, 2017 · Jan Koum: How the WhatsApp Cofounder Went From Food Stamps to Billionaire. Tech. The rags-to-riches story of WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum, who grew up without running water and is now worth...

  7. www.forbes.com › sites › parmyolsonExclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built ... - ...

    Feb 20, 2014 · Jan Koum picked a meaningful spot to sign the $19 billion deal to sell his company WhatsApp to Facebook earlier today.

  8. www.cnbc.com › 2017/04/24 › how-whatsapp-founder-jan-koum-went-from-welfare-toHow WhatsApp founder Jan Koum went from welfare to billionaire - ...

    Apr 24, 2017 · Former WhatsApp CEO and co-founder Jan Koum. David Ramos | Getty Images. Roughly one in seven people on earth have Jan Koum, and his company WhatsApp, to thank for their ability to call and...

  9. www.businessinsider.in › thelife › the-rags-to-riches-story-of-whatsapp-cofounderThe rags-to-riches story of WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum, who grew...

    May 18, 2017 · The night before signing the final papers, Koum stayed up late going over everything with the team from the VC firm Sequoia, which had funded WhatsApp's Series A. Driving home at 2:30 a.m., Koum's ...

  10. www.cnbc.com › 2018/01/19 › how-jan-koum-got-the-idea-for-whatsappHow Jan Koum got the idea for WhatsApp - CNBC

    Jan 19, 2018 · Former WhatsApp CEO and co-founder Jan Koum. David Ramos | Getty Images. Jan Koum, co-founder and CEO of Facebook ’s WhatsApp messaging service, says the idea for the company he...