Markus Persson

Markus Alexej Persson (born 1 June 1979), better known as Notch, is a Swedish game designer. He is famous for creating the video game Minecraft. Persson started the company Mojang AB in 2009. On September 15, 2014, he announced that he would be leaving the company, and soon after he left.

He sold the company to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, making him a billionaire. In 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at $1.2 billion.

References

↑ "About". Mojang. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
↑ Karmali, Luke. "Notch on leaving Mojang: It's about my sanity". Retrieved 8 May 2011.
↑ "Markus Persson". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

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[mojang-1] "About". Mojang. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[micro-2] Karmali, Luke. "Notch on leaving Mojang: It's about my sanity". Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[3] "Markus Persson". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

v t e Minecraft
Other Games	Minecraft: Story Mode Minecraft Dungeons Minecraft Earth Minecraft Legends
Movie	A Minecraft Movie
People	Mojang Markus Persson Jens Bergensten
Servers	2b2t Hypixel Wynncraft
Related	"Minecraft Multiplayer Fun"
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v t e Mojang Studios
Minecraft	Minecraft Minecraft Dungeons Minecraft Legends Minecraft Earth Minecraft: Story Mode
Other games	Minicraft
People	Markus Persson Jens Bergensten Daniel Rosenfeld
Parent company: Microsoft Studios (Microsoft)