Brian Acton

Brian Acton (#1194)

Global Rank #1194

Country Rank #431

Country United States

Brian Acton is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 4 B
WhatsApp
United States
M
54 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,194

Country Rank #431

Net Worth $3.6B

Previous Worth $3.6B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry WhatsApp

Age 54 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Palo Alto, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires WhatsApp

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 54

Source Of Wealth WhatsApp, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 4

Residence Palo Alto, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 1

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $3.6B

Current Net Worth $3.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Computer engineer Brian Acton cofounded messaging app WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2007; the two had met while working at Yahoo. The pair sold WhatsApp to Facebook for $22 billion in cash and stock in 2014. Acton left WhatsApp at the end of 2017. Acton received about $3 billion for his stake in WhatsApp. The mobile messaging app has over 3 billion users in 180 countries. In 2018, he committed $50 million to Signal Foundation - the nonprofit behind the signal mobile app focused on preserving private communication. Acton and wife, Tegan, have also founded three other philanthropic entities. In total, the couple holds over $1 billion in charitable vehicles.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Brian Acton.

#1189

Billionaires (2026)

#388

Forbes 400 (2024)

#38

Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Five years before Facebook bought WhatsApp, Acton had applied for a job at Facebook and was rejected.

Acton tweeted "#deletefacebook" in March 2018 in the wake of revelations that Facebook had enabled Cambridge Analytica to improperly handle data from users.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $3.6B (May 4, 2026)