Evan Spiegel Bio | Wiki
Evan Spiegel is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of the American social media company Snap Inc., which he created with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while they were students at Stanford University. Evan was the youngest billionaire in the world in 2015.
He took design classes at the Otis College of Art and Design while still in high school and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena the summer before entering Stanford. Evan also had an unpaid internship in sales at Red Bull.
While a student, he worked as a paid intern for a biomedical company, as a careers instructor in Cape Town, South Africa, and at Intuit on the TxtWeb project. He is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Evan Spiegel Age
Evan was born on June 4, 1990, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He is 32 years old.
Evan Spiegel Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Evan Spiegel Family
He was born in Los Angeles, California to his parents lawyers John W. Spiegel and Melissa Ann Thomas. Evan grew up in Pacific Palisades, California, where he was raised Episcopalian. He has two sisters Caroline and Lauren.
Evan Spiegel Wife | Miranda Kerr
Evan is married to his beautiful wife Australian model Miranda Kerr. The couple started dating in 2015 and became engaged on July 20, 2016. They celebrated their wedding in a private ceremony in Los Angeles on May 27, 2017. In May 2018, Kerr gave birth to their first child, a son Hart and in October 2019, she gave birth to their second son Myles.
In 2018, Evan and his son Hart received French citizenship through a clause in the naturalization laws that waives French residency requirements for applicants that contribute to the French culture or economy. At the Otis College of Art and Design commencement n 2022, he announced that he and Miranda Kerr would pay off the 2022 graduating class’s student debt.
Evan Spiegel Education
He attended the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica and attended Stanford University. Evan took design classes at the Otis College of Art and Design while still in high school and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena the summer before entering Stanford. He also had an unpaid internship in sales at Red Bull.
Evan Spiegel House
A month before Evan’s engagement to Kerr, he purchased a 7,164 square foot, $12 million house that was previously owned by Harrison Ford.
Evan Spiegel Snap | Bobby Murphy
In 2011, Evan worked with fellow Stanford classmates Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown to launch a prototype of this concept called “Picaboo”, which they later renamed Snapchat. The app’s popularity grew significantly and in 2012, he left Stanford to focus on Snapchat shortly before completing his degree. By the end of 2012, Evan’s Snapchat app had reached 1 million daily active users.
In February 2017, he and Murphy pledged to donate upwards of 13,000,000 shares of Class A common stock over the next 15–20 years to art, education, and youth non-profits. They have created the Snap Foundation which is a non-profit organization targeted to help in these areas.
In January 2017 The Wall Street Journal reported that after the predicted March 2017 IPO for Snap Inc., Murphy and Evan would hold over “70% of the voting power” in the company, and own around 45% of the total stock. In 2017, Evan became one of the youngest public company CEOs at age 26 when Snap began trading in March.
Evan Spiegel Yacht
Evan and his wife Kerr luxury ride, a hybrid eco yacht took three years to build. It is powered by a diesel-electric propulsion system and comes complete with nine guest rooms, three pools, and a spa. The billionaire boat comes complete with activities like jet skis, paddleboards, and more.
Evan Spiegel Forbes
As of 2021, Evan was ranked number 55 on the Forbes 400 with $13.8 billion in wealth.
Evan Spiegel Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Evan’s estimated net worth is $2.9 billion.