# Ben Chiu

> Benjamin Chiu is a Taiwanese-American and Canadian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is the founder of killerapp.com, a popular comparison shopping site for computers and consumer electronics that was acquired by CNET Networks Inc. in 1999 for $50 million.

*Computer programmer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ben-chiu

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Developer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482740))
- **Category:** Developers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1970-12-27
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Benjamin Chiu is a Taiwanese-American and Canadian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is the founder of killerapp.com, a popular comparison shopping site for computers and consumer electronics that was acquired by CNET Networks Inc. in 1999 for $50 million.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ben Chiu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Chiu)
- [بين تشيو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%88)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885426)

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