Jan Koum

Jan Koum
Jan Koum
Ян Кум
	Koum, in 2013
Born	February 24, 1976 (age 50); Fastiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	San Jose State University (dropped out)
Known for	Co-founded WhatsApp with Brian Acton in 2009

Jan Koum (Ukrainian: Ян Кум; born February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian American entrepreneur and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and was the CEO of WhatsApp.

Early life and career

Koum was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. He was raised and grew up in Fastiv, outside Kyiv, and moved with his mother and grandmother to Mountain View, California.

References

↑ "Jan Koum". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ youtube. "WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum's Jewish Rags-to-Riches Tale". The Forward. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
↑ Rowan, David. "WhatsApp: The inside story". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
1 2 Olson, Parmy. "Exclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby". Forbes. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[1] "Jan Koum". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] youtube. "WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum's Jewish Rags-to-Riches Tale". The Forward. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[3] Rowan, David. "WhatsApp: The inside story". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[Exclusive:_The_Rags-To-Riches_Tale_Of_How_Jan_Koum_Built_WhatsApp_Into_Facebook's_New_$19_Billion_Baby-4] 1 2 Olson, Parmy. "Exclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby". Forbes. Retrieved May 2, 2021.