Markus Persson
Birthname Markus Alexej Persson Birthdate June 1, 1979 Birthplace Stockholm, Sweden Profession Tech Mogul Net worth $1,340,000,000 Source of Wealth Video Games Programming Nationality Swedish Marital Status Divorced (Elin Zetterstrand)Quick Links
Markus Persson is a Swedish video games programmer and designer who has an estimated net worth of $1.34 billion as of October 2015, according to Forbes.
Markus Persson began programming at the age of seven. At age of eight, he created a text-based adventure game using various text-in programs. He started worked for King.com in 2004. Afterwards, he also joined Jalbum, a photo gallery creation software company.
He was involved in developing popular video games such as Minecraft, Scrolls, and Breaking the Tower, among others. Persson was one of the Mojang founders which was formed in late 2010. He left the company in 2014 after Mojang acquired by Microsoft.
Markus Alexej Persson was born on June 1, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date | Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Earning Turned Donation | Funds raised for charity from developing Humble Bundle Mojam | $458,000 |
2011 | Earning Turned Donation | Donated for EFF's Defend Innovation Project | $250,000 |
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