How Evan Spiegel Built the Fortune
Evan Spiegel is worth an estimated $687.20M today — #51 on the world's rich list. Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., maker of Snapchat.
The fortune didn't appear overnight. The first milestone on the public record came at age 21: launched snapchat. Everything after that is a chain of documented decisions — this is that chain, year by year.
The Milestones
2011: Launched Snapchat
at age 21Co-founded the disappearing-photo app, initially called Picaboo, with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while at Stanford.
2013: Turned down Facebook's offer
at age 23Reportedly rejected a multibillion-dollar acquisition offer from Facebook, choosing to stay independent.
2017: Snap IPO
at age 27Took Snap public on the NYSE.
Today: #51 in the world
Evan's net worth is an estimated $687.20M, updated in real time from public holdings. See the live number →
Milestones are drawn from widely-reported public history; ages are computed from the birth year and can be off by one depending on the month. Net worth is our real-time estimate.