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Jan Borysovych Koum [a] (born February 24, 1976 [1]) 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.
In 2009, Jan Koum and Acton co-founded WhatsApp, [4] a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion. Acton left WhatsApp in September 2017 to start the Signal Foundation. [5] According to Forbes (2020), Acton is the 836th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $2.5 billion. [4]
WhatsApp founder and Chief Executive Officer Jan Koum is leaving Facebook Inc., just a few years after his messaging app was acquired by the social-media giant for $22 billion.. Koum posted his ...
WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Is Leaving Facebook And It Could Cost Him $1 Billion
The co-founder of WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook Inc (FB.O) with more than 1 billion daily users, said on Monday he was leaving the company, in a loss of one of the strongest ...
12 Real estate. 13 Retail. ... This is a partial list of notable Jewish American business executives. ... (1976–), Ukrainian-American co-founder of WhatsApp, Inc. [181]
WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Business, a platform for small enterprises where they can connect with customers. [59] April 2018: WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum announces he’s leaving the company after clashes with Facebook, saying “I sold my users’ privacy”. [60] September 2018: WhatsApp launches group audio and video calls. [61
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