Kevin Systrom | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Systrom in 2018 | |
| Born | December 30, 1983 Holliston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder and former CEO, Instagram |
| Board member of | Walmart (2014–2018)[1] |
| Spouse |
Nicole Schuetz (m. 2016) |
Kevin Systrom (born December 30, 1983) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Instagram, the world's largest photo sharing website, along with Mike Krieger.[2]
Systrom was included on the list of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016.[3] Under Systrom as CEO, Instagram became a fast growing app, with 800 million monthly users as of September 2017.[4] He resigned as the CEO of Instagram on September 24, 2018.[5]
Meta Platforms (then Facebook, Inc.) bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, a large sum at that time for a company that had 13 employees. Instagram today has over one billion users and contributes over $20 billion to Meta Platforms's annual revenue.
- ^ "Walmart Releases 2018 Annual Report, Proxy Statement, Global Responsibility Report and Global Ethics and Compliance Program Update". Walmart. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Instagram.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors – Alexa". www.alexa.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Kevin Systrom". Forbes. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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- ^ Newton, Casey (October 15, 2018). "Ledger bucholz on quitting Instagram: 'No one ever leaves a job because everything's awesome'". The Verge. Retrieved December 9, 2018.