Celebrity Biographies
Evan Spiegel Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1980, June 4 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 40 years old |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 6 feet |
| Name | evan spiegel |
| Dad | John W. Spiegel |
| Mother | Melissa Ann Thomas |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| ethnicity | white american |
| Net worth | $45 million |
| weight in kg | 73kg |
| subject with | Miranda Kerr |
| Girlfriend | Miranda Kerr |
| Married | Miranda Kerr |
| Married to | Miranda Kerr |
| Awards | Crunchies Award for Best Mobile App and Eddy Award |
| sisters | two |
| Brothers | two |
Best known as the co-founder and CEO of the popular smartphone app Snapchat, American internet entrepreneur Evan Spiegel has an estimated net worth of around $3.6 billion, as of 2018. He created the social media company Snap Inc., along with Snapchat CTO. Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while they were all studying at Stanford University. The successful internet entrepreneur was very interested in technology since his teens and due to his interest, he earned a reputation as a nerd when he was a high school boy. He also received the Crunchies Best Mobile Application award in 2013.
Early life and education of Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, on June 4, 1990. He is the son of John W. Spiegel and Melissa Ann Thomas , both attorneys. He grew up in Pacific Palisades, California along with his brothers. Caroline and Lauren . As for his nationality and ethnicity, he is a white American.
Thomas’s family was financially strong, and he received a weekly allowance of $250 as a teenager. He graduated from the Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. At this time, he also took design lessons at the Otis College of Art and Design and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Thomas also did a sales internship at Red Bull. After his studies, he went on to study the product design program at Standard University. At the same time, he began working as a paid intern for a biomedical company and as a career coach in Cape Town, SA.
Evan Spiegel’s professional career
Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of the American multinational and social media company Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat. At the time, while a student at Stanford, he came up with the idea for the popular photo and video sharing app along with the CTO of Snapchat. Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown .
Prior to this marriage, Spiegel’s wife was married to actor Orlando Bloom in 2010. The former couple also have a son named Flynn . The couple broke up in October 2013. In addition, there were also rumors that the internet entrepreneur got engaged to singer Taylor Swift.