Matt Mullenweg Bio | Wiki
Matt Mullenweg ( Full Name: Matthew Charles Mullenweg) is a popular American entrepreneur and web developer. Currently, Matt works as the lead developer of the free and open-source web software WordPress, now managed by The WordPress Foundation.
WordPress began as a simple open-source blogging platform, at the beginning of 2022 WordPress powers more than 14.7% of the top websites in the world. Matt’s roles with WordPress have spanned development, support, design, systems, event planning, janitorial, and public advocacy – thankfully, the community currently includes people far better than me at all those tasks.
Matt also works as the CEO and founder of Automattic, an internet company whose brands are WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar, VaultPress, IntenseDebate, Crowdsignal, and Tumblr. He also runs an angel investment firm Audrey Capital, which has backed around 30 companies since 2008. Following dropping out of the University of Houston, Matt worked at CNET Networks from 2004 through 2006.
Matt Mullenweg Age
Matt was born on January 11, 1984, in Houston, Texas, in the United States. He is 40 years old. Matt celebrates his birthday on January 11, every year.
Matt Mullenweg Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Matt stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( approx 1.75m ).
Matt Mullenweg Family
He was born in Houston, Texas to Chuck and Kathleen Mullenweg. Matt’s father worked as a computer scientist and a saxophonist while his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister named Charleen.
Matt Mullenweg Wife
Matt lives in the United States. He likes to keep his personal life secretive hence Matt has not mentioned any details concerning his marital status.
Matt Mullenweg Education
He went to High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where he studied jazz saxophone. Later on, Matt studied at the University of Houston, majoring in political science, before dropping out in 2004 to pursue a job at CNET Networks.
Matt Mullenweg WordPress
He is the lead developer of the free and open-source web software WordPress, now managed by The WordPress Foundation. WordPress began as a simple open-source blogging platform, at the beginning of 2022 WordPress powers more than 43% of the top websites in the world. Matt’s roles with WordPress have spanned development, support, design, systems, event planning, janitorial, and public advocacy — thankfully, the community currently includes people far better than me at all those tasks.
In April 2012, Pingdom announced that “WordPress completely dominates the top 100 blog” and is in use by 49% of the top 100 blogs in the world. This is a huge increase from the 32% that was recorded before. In May 2012, All Things D reported that “WordPress powers 70 million sites… and expects to bring in $45 million in revenue this year.” The company has a very low rate of staff attrition: 106 employees whilst has only ever employed 118.
Matt Mullenweg Automattic
He works as the CEO and founder of Automattic, an internet company whose brands are WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar, VaultPress, IntenseDebate, Crowdsignal, and Tumblr.
In January 2006, Matt recruited former Oddpost CEO and Yahoo! executive Toni Schneider to join Automattic as CEO, bringing the size of the company to 5. An April 2007 Regulation D filing showed that Automattic had around $1.1 million. Its investors were Polaris Ventures, True Ventures, Radar Partners, and CNET.
In January 2008, Automattic had an additional $29.5 million for the company from Polaris Venture Partners, True Ventures, Radar Partners, and the New York Times Company. By January 2014 Matt became CEO of Automattic. Toni Schneider went on to work on new projects at Automattic.
Matt Mullenweg Podcast | Blog
He is the host of The Distributed Podcast an in-depth conversation about the future of work. In this podcast, Matt examines the benefits and challenges of distributed work and recruiting talented people around the globe.
Matt Mullenweg Tim Ferriss
He has a chapter advising Tim Ferriss’ book Tools of Titans.
Matt Mullenweg Quotes
– Technology is best when it brings people together.
– If you think of the ideas of open source applied to information in an encyclopedia, you get to Wikipedia – lots and lots of small contributions that bubble up to something that’s meaningful.
– We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work. Just get out of their way.
– Captcha is the bane of the Internet. I can’t figure them out myself half the time!
– Money and salary is not a particularly good motivator in the long term.
Matt Mullenweg Net Worth
He gets his wealth as an entrepreneur and web developer who works as the lead developer of WordPress, now managed by The WordPress Foundation, and as the CEO and founder of Automattic. Therefore, Matt has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Matt’s net worth is $400 million.
How Old Is Matt Mullenweg
Matt is a 40-year-old who was born on January 11, 1984, in Houston, Texas, in the United States.
Who Is Matt Mullenweg
He is an entrepreneur and web developer who works as the lead developer of the free and open-source web software WordPress, now managed by The WordPress Foundation. Matt also works as the CEO and founder of Automattic, an internet company whose brands are WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar, VaultPress, IntenseDebate, Crowdsignal, and Tumblr. He also runs an angel investment firm Audrey Capital, which has backed around 30 companies since 2008.
Matt Mullenweg Social Media Handles
Instagram – photomatt
Twitter – @photomatt