# Jan Koum

> Jan Borysovych Koum is an 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. According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of US$15.2 billion as of October 2023, making him one of the richest people in the world. Koum was ranked 44th on the Forbes' list of richest Americans in 2023 with a net worth of $15.1 billion.

*Ukrainian-born American entrepreneur, co-founder of WhatsApp*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/jan-koum

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1976-02-24
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 42.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/jankoum (@jankoum)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/jkoum/ (@jkoum)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/jan.koum (@jan.koum)

## Sources
- [Jan Koum](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Koum)
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- [Yan Kum](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_Kum)
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- [Jan Koum](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Koum)
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- [जेन कूम](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AE)
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- [Jan Koum](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Koum)
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- [Ян Кум](https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC)
- [ജാൻ കോം](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%82)
- [Jan Kum](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Kum)
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- [Jan Koum](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Koum)
- [Кум, Ян Борисович](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%2C_%D0%AF%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15737800)

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