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

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   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.

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

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   Feb 28, 2022 · Jan Koum: The Inspirational Story of the Founder of WhatsApp. Jan Koum became a billionaire in the very building he used to pick up food stamps for himself and his mother. Today, Koum’s net worth is $9.9 billion. Why someone hasn’t turned the life story of the father of WhatsApp into a movie is beyond anyone’s best guess.

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

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   1 day ago · CEO, cofounder, WhatsApp Inc. Jan Koum cofounded WhatsApp, now the world's biggest mobile messaging service, in 2009. Facebook bought the startup for $22 billion in cash and stock in 2014. He ...

   • Occupation: CEO, Cofounder

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6. www.wired.com › story › whats-app-owner-founder-janThe inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

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   May 1, 2018 · In 2014, as Facebook was secretly preparing to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion, WIRED profiled founder Jan Koum. This is the story of how he fled communism, lived on welfare, and then sold WhatsApp ...

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

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   Feb 20, 2014 · Click here for our magazine cover story on the Facebook-WhatsApp Megadeal: The Courtship, The Secret Meetings, The $19 Billion Poker Game Jan Koum picked a meaningful spot to sign the $19 billion ...

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

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   Apr 24, 2017 · Then Apple’s app store launched in 2009 and Koum saw a golden opportunity. He poured his time, effort and resources into building what would become WhatsApp. In 2014, Koum and co-founder Brian ...

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   How did Koum become WhatsApp?

   • Then Apple’s app store launched in 2009 and Koum saw a golden opportunity. He poured his time, effort and resources into building what would become WhatsApp. In 2014, Koum and co-founder Brian Acton, another former Yahoo employee, sold WhatsApp to Facebook in a deal worth $19 billion.

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   Who is Jan Koum?

   • 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.

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   Why did Jan Koum leave WhatsApp?

   • It has been published online for the first time following news that Jan Koum is to leave WhatsApp, reportedly over differences in opinion about user privacy. When he was living on welfare, Jan Koum’s family collected food stamps a couple of blocks from the unmarked Mountain View office that now houses his company, WhatsApp.

   The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

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   Who owns 45% of WhatsApp?

   • Koum, who Forbes believes owns 45% of WhatsApp and thus is suddenly worth $6.8 billion (net of taxes) -- was born and raised in a small village outside of Kiev, Ukraine, the only child of a housewife and a construction manager who built hospitals and schools.

   Exclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp In…

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WhatsAppWhatsApp - Wikipedia

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    January 2018: WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Business, a platform for small enterprises where they can connect with customers. 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”. September 2018: WhatsApp launches group audio and video calls.