Shawn Fanning
American businessman
- Fame54.2
- Momentum0.6
- Developers rank#86
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- Fame54.2
- Momentum0.6
- Developers rank#86
- Wikipedia9.5K
Born 1980 · age 46United States
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Updated 2026-06-16
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.
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