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      • Jan Borysovych Koum[a] (born February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer programmer.
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  2. May 1, 2018 · In 2014, as Facebook was secretly preparing to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion, WIRED profiled founder Jan Koum. This is the story of how he fled communism, lived on welfare, and then sold WhatsApp...

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    Jan Borysovych Koum[a] (born February 24, 1976 [1]) is a Ukrainian-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.

  4. Feb 28, 2022 · Find out how Jan Koum, co-founder of WhatsApp, went from living in poverty to selling his company for $19 billion dollars.

  5. Jun 18, 2022 · Jan Koum, who controls a multi-billion-dollar charitable foundation, has not uttered a public word even as many other wealthy Ukrainians and Russians announce donations toward humanitarian...

  6. Jan Koum is a Ukrainian-born American internet entrepreneur who co-founded the mobile messaging application WhatsApp with Brian Acton. The extremely popular mobile application was acquired by Facebook Inc. in 2014 for a whooping US$19 billion.

  7. Jun 16, 2022 · Koum’s story is a real-life rags-to-riches tale of an immigrant who came to the United States with nothing, sought to improve his lot, worked hard and became fabulously wealthy as he...

  8. Oct 14, 2023 · His journey is inspirational, from collecting food stamps in a foreign land to leading one of the most significant tech acquisitions. As of 2023, with a net worth of over 15 billion dollars, Koum stands as a beacon for dreamers everywhere, proving that dreams can become reality with determination.

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