# Shawn Fanning

> Shawn Fanning is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine.

*American businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/shawn-fanning

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Developer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5482740))
- **Category:** Developers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1980-11-22
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 3.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #110

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/shawnfanning (@shawnfanning)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/Shawn-Fanning%2F138605359497557 (@Shawn-Fanning/138605359497557)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1357190/ (@nm1357190)

## Sources
- [肖恩·范宁](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%82%96%E6%81%A9%C2%B7%E8%8C%83%E5%AE%81)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [شون فانينج](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC)
- [شون فانينج](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [שון פנינג](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%92)
- [Շոուն Ֆեննինգ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6_%D5%96%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A3)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [ショーン・ファニング](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0)
- [숀 패닝](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%80_%ED%8C%A8%EB%8B%9D)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Фэннинг, Шон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%2C_%D0%A8%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Fanning)
- [Шон Феннінг](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92633)
- [Shawn Fanning](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1159717)

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