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Markus Persson

Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang (born 1979)

  • Fame62.5
  • Momentum15.2
  • Sweden rank#244
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  • Fame62.5
  • Momentum15.2
  • Sweden rank#244
  • Developers rank#45
  • Wikipedia68.8K
Born 1979 · age 47Sweden
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    56 languages
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  • Rank in Sweden
    #244
    Developers
  • Age
    47
    Born 1979
  • Known for
    This Girl's Gun
    2012
Summary
Updated 2026-06-25

Markus Alexej Persson, known by the pseudonym Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.

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$1.4Bestimated · 2026

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Fame
Stable
62.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum15.2
Historical26.5
Now attention41.2
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#244
Category rank
#45
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