Jan Koum

From Grocery Store Cleaner To 62nd Richest Person Of US - Read All About WhatsApp CEO

In 2014, Forbes ranked Jan Koum as the 62nd richest person in America, with an estimated net worth of more than $7.5 billion. Here's all about the self-made businessman.

Jun 17, 2023, 15:10 PM IST

All you need to know about Neeraj Arora – WhatsApp's next possible CEO

Arora has been with WhatsApp since 2011 – well before the Facebook acquisition.

May 04, 2018, 12:09 PM IST

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum to quit in loss of privacy advocate at Facebook

Stanford alumnus Acton and Ukrainian immigrant Koum co-founded WhatsApp in 2009. Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion in cash and stock.

May 01, 2018, 08:16 AM IST

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton to leave company

Brian Acton, the co-founder of WhatsApp which was later acquired by Facebook, on Wednesday announced that he was leaving the company to start a non-profit venture of his own.

Sep 13, 2017, 12:33 PM IST

WhatsApp joins the one billion user club globally

In a post on Facebook, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum said 42 billion messages were sent, 1.6 billion photos and 250 million videos shared everyday on the platform.

Feb 02, 2016, 18:13 PM IST