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Evan Spiegel

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CEO of Snap Inc. Mentioned in reference to Snapchat's Spectacles, a predecessor to smart glasses like Facebook's Ray-Ban.


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Summary

Evan Spiegel is an American-French businessman and computer scientist, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Born on June 4, 1990, in Los Angeles, he developed the concept for Snapchat while studying product design at Stanford University alongside Bobby Murphy. Spiegel gained global prominence in 2015 as the world's youngest billionaire. Under his leadership, Snap Inc. has grown to over 850 million monthly active users, though the company has recently faced scrutiny from analysts like David Sacks regarding its corporate governance and stock-based compensation, particularly in contrast to Meta's performance. He is married to model Miranda Kerr and is active in philanthropy through the Spiegel Family Fund and the Snap Foundation.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Award

    Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

  • Education

    B.S. in Engineering (Product Design), Stanford University

  • Full Name

    Evan Thomas Spiegel

  • Net Worth

    $2.5 billion (as of August 2025)

  • Occupation

    Businessman, Computer Scientist, CEO of Snap Inc.

  • Citizenship

    United States, France

  • Date of Birth

    1990-06-04

  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, United States

Timeline
  • Born in Los Angeles, California. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1990-06-04

  • Co-founded Snapchat while studying at Stanford University. (Source: Business of Fashion)

    2011-01-01

  • Rejected a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook. (Source: Business of Fashion)

    2013-01-01

  • Reached a $157.5 million settlement with co-founder Reggie Brown. (Source: Biography.com)

    2014-09-01

  • Recognized as the youngest billionaire in the world. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2015-01-01

  • Became engaged to model Miranda Kerr. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2016-07-20

  • Married Miranda Kerr and established the Spiegel Family Fund. (Source: Berggruen Institute)

    2017-01-01

  • Welcomed his first son, Hart. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2018-05-01

  • Personal net worth reported at $2.5 billion by Forbes. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2025-08-01

Evan Spiegel

Evan Thomas Spiegel (born June 4, 1990) is an American and French businessman, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Spiegel was the youngest billionaire in the world in 2015. As of August 2025, he had a personal net worth of $2.5 billion according to Forbes.

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