Brian Acton Bio, Age, Height, Net Worth, & Relationships

If you have heard about a mobile messaging application, Whatsapp, then you will probably know about the founder of this application. The founders of Whatsaap is Brian Acton and Jan Koum. Here we will discuss everything about one of the founders of Whatsapp, Brian Acton.

Later in February 2019, they sold Whatsapp to Facebook for $19 billion. So, how much is Brian’s net worth as of 2019? How much does he earn from his profession?

Who Is Brian Acton?

The prominent programmer and internet entrepreneur, Brian Acton was born on 17th February 1972 in Michigan, the USA but grew up in Central Florida. Likewise, he belongs to white ethnicity and holds American nationality. However, there is no information about his family background until now. His birth sign is Aquarius.

Acton attended Lake Howell High School and later received a full scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania to study engineering. But, he left the university and attended Stanford University from where he graduated with a degree in computer science in 1994.

Brian Acton’s Body Measurement, Height & Weight

Brian Acton is a good-looking man with a good body figure. Acton’s height is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70m) and he weighs around 68 Kg (150 lbs). Similarly, his body measurements are 37-34-36 inches and he wears 8 sized shoes.

Moreover, his eye color is dark brown and his hair color is brownish-grey. Furthermore, his age is 47 years as of 2019.

Brian Acton’s Career

Brian started his career in 1992 by working as a systems administrator for Rockwell International, before becoming a product tester at Apple Inc. and Adobe Systems. Later in 1996, he was hired by Yahoo Inc as a 44th employee. Not to mention, Acton worked there for nine years where he met Jan Koum in 1998.

Later, the two of them quit their job in Yahoo and applied for Facebook. Unfortunately, they were rejected and later developed an app, Whatsapp which sounded like What’s Up. They incorporated Whatsapp Inc. on 24th February 2009 in California.

Later, in 2014, Koum and Acton sold Whatsapp to Facebook for $19 Billion. As of now, he is working on his new foundation, Signal Foundation, as an executive chairman.

Who Is Brain Acton’s Wife?

Brian Acton is married to Tegan Acton. His wife is the Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives at Stanford as well as the Sundance Institute and Yahoo. However, the couple has not revealed any details about the date and place of their marriage.

Acton and his spouse share a child, son from their relationship. However, the pair hasn’t revealed the identity as well as the birth date of their kid. Together, the husband and wife started a family foundation, ‘Sunlight Giving,’ in 2014 which aids families with low-income having kids between the age group 0–5 with basic services.

Acton is the secretary and treasurer of the foundation whereas his partner Tegan is the President. The duo is living happily without facing any rumors and controversies about their divorce.

What Is Brian Acton’s Net Worth?

The prominent programmer, Brian Acton is one of the billionaires of America such as Preston Bezos, Jan Koum, Mark Zuckerberg, Jerry Jones Jr., etc. Brian’s net worth is around $3.6 billion as of 2019. He earned this hefty sum of money through his successful career as a programmer and internet entrepreneur.

However, Action collected the majority of his net worth through Whatsapp which was sold to Facebook for $19 Billion. Besides this, as per some sources, he donated around $290 million worth Facebook shares to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Recently, he bought seven houses in Palo Alto, California which spread in 28,490 square feet in total. The current market value of these houses is $86.3 million. Likewise, being a billionaire, he owns some lavish cars such as Ferrari F12tdf worth $550,000.