Jawed Karim Bio | Wiki
Jawed Karim is a renowned American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of YouTube and was the first person to upload a video to the site. On April 23, 2005, he uploaded his inaugural video, Me at The Zoo which has over 240 million times, as of August 11, 2022. Karim met Chad Hurley and Steve Chen while working at PayPal in 2002. They later founded a video-sharing website YouTube in 2005 and uploaded his first video.
Jawed Karim Age
He was born on October 28, 1979, in Merseburg, East Germany. Karim is 43 years old and holds his birthday every year on October 28.
Jawed Karim Height
He is a man of average stature. Karim stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx 1.73 m).
Jawed Karim Family
He was born in Merseburg, East Germany to supportive parents. Karim is the son of Naimul Karim, a Muslim Bangladeshi who works as a researcher at 3M, and Christine, a German scientist of biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. He was the firstborn of two other brothers. Karim crossed the inner German border with his family in the early 1980s because of xenophobia. In 1992, along with his family, they moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States.
Jawed Karim Wife
He is possibly single and not dating anyone. Karim mainly focuses on his professional career. Further, there are no previous reports regarding him being engaged, dating, or married. He is fluent in English and also speaks German and Bengali.
Jawed Karim Education
He recieved his high school diploma from Saint Paul Central High School in 1997. Karim later joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. However, he left campus prior to graduating to become an early employee at PayPal. He later continued with his coursework graduating with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Karim earned a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Jawed Karim Software Engineer
He interned at Silicon Graphics, Inc while in university, where he worked on 3D voxel data management for very large data sets for volume rendering. Karim met Chad Hurley and Steve Chen while working at PayPal in 2002. They later founded a video-sharing website YouTube in 2005 and uploaded his first video.
During the launch, he agreed not to be an employee and simply be an informal adviser thus getting a smaller share of the company. Moreover, he launched a venture fund Youniversity Ventures in March 2008 along with Keith Rabois and Kevin Hartz.
Jawed Karim YouTube
On April 23, 2005, he uploaded his inaugural video, Me at The Zoo which has over 240 million times, as of August 11, 2022. Further, on November 6, 2013, YouTube began requiring that commenting on its videos be done via a Google+ account.
He wrote on his YouTube account, “Why the fuck do I need a Google+ account to comment on a video”, and updated the video description on his first video titled “Me at the Zoo” to “I can’t comment here anymore, since I don’t want a Google+ account”.
Jawed Karim Net Worth
He has attained a decent fortune from working as a professional software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. Karim’s net worth is $310 Million.
Who Is Jawed Karim
Karim is a renowned American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of YouTube and was the first person to upload a video to the site. On April 23, 2005, he uploaded his inaugural video, Me at The Zoo which has over 240 million times, as of August 11, 2022.
How Much Is Jawed Karim Worth
Karim is entitled to a net worth of $310 Million as of 2022, working as a professional software engineer and Internet entrepreneur.
Is Jawed Karim Married
He is possibly single and not dating anyone. Karim mainly focuses on his professional career. Further, there are no previous reports regarding him being engaged, dating, or married.