After Mr. Donald Trump’s ban from social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook for misleading people, Parler became the #1 app on the App Store and Google Playstore as it was downloaded by all Republicans because of the words of the President Trump.
Lifestyle and Biography
The young CEO was born in 1993. As of January 2021, John Matze is 27 years old. He is a devout Christian. According to the Chinese zodiac, 1998 is the year of the Tiger.
According to a source, people born in this year are competitive, charming and hardworking.
John attended Poway High School, graduating in 2011. Matze later earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Denver in 2014.
He was in college when he came up with the idea for Parler, a microblogging app that allows people to post about topics in about 200 words. The main focus on this was that the app will not have any content moderation. People will really be able to say and write whatever they want.
| Actual full name: | John Matze Jr. |
| Nickname: | John. |
| Profession | Software Engineer, Technology Developer, Entrepreneur, and CEO |
| Age: | 27 years old (as of 2020). |
| Year of birth: | 1993. |
| Place of birth: | California, United States of America. |
| chinese zodiac: | Born in the year of the Tiger. |
| Sexuality: | Heterosexual |
| Marital status: | Married. |
| Wife: | Alina Mukhutidinova. |
| Nationality: | American. |
| Education: | 1. Poway High School. 2. The University of Denver. |
| Ethnicity: | White. |
| Religion: | Christian. |
| Heritage | $10 – $15 million dollars approx. (as of 2020). |
physical characteristics
The Parler co-founder isn’t a fitness fanatic like his wife. He has a naturally slim body. John Matze likes to be comfortable and work in his office while he works, since he doesn’t like the outdoors much.
| Height: | In Feet: 5 Feet 5 Inches. In Meters: 1.65 Meters. |
| Weight: | In Kilograms: 65 Kgs. In Pounds: 143 Lbs. |
| Body Type: | endomorph. |
| Hair color: | Brunette. |
| Face shape: | Elongate. |
| Eye colour: | Brown. |
| Nose: | Roman. |
| Lips: | Fine lips. |
| Sexual orientation: | Heterosexual |
Family and Ethnicity
Fathers and brothers
Not much is known about John Matze’s parents, as he likes to keep that information private for security reasons. If we look at his upbringing, he seems to belong to a wealthy family.
The 27-year-old spent his childhood in California, United States, which is one of the most expensive places to live.
Although not in public, his parents must support him, otherwise he would not have been able to build such an empire at a young age.
Marital life, spouse and children
John Matze and his wife Alina Mukhutidinova met on May 15, 2016 in Las Vegas. His wife is not American but Russian. He had come to the United States with a friend for a vacation.
The couple got married on December 2, 2017 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. What was special about this wedding was that its venue was a government facility run by the mother of the bride, Gulnara Mukhutdinova, an honorary civil servant.
The couple was blessed with a baby girl within a few years.
Career and heritage
The popular tech developer did a number of jobs before investing in something of his own.
| General Atomics June: 2014 – March 2015 |
Software engineer |
| BridgeSTOR: March 2015 – June 2017 |
iOS Lead Developer (Part-time) |
| Amazon Web Service (AWS): April 2017 – June 2017 |
Software engineer |
| CarePICS Jan 2018 |
Software engineer, iOS developer |
| speaker January 2018 – Present (January 2021) |
CEO and iOS developer |
John Matze started Social Media App Parler with his college roommate and friend Jared Thomson in 2018 in Henderson, Nevada. The app got its funding from Rebekah Mercer. “Parler” is a French word meaning “to speak” or “to converse.”
| The number of users in 2018: | 100,000 |
| The number of users in 2019: | 200,000 |
| The number of users in 2020: (During the 2020 US presidential election ) |
2.3 million |
| The number of users in 2021: (After the suspension of Mr. Donald Trump ‘s Twitter account) |
8 million |
The app was started with the values to provide an unbiased and unmoderated social media platform that will give people their true freedom of expression. Whatever the intentions, but later it became a playground for far-rights.
There were multiple reports of the use of obscene language, racist comments, and hateful content. The app really caught on when Trump’s account was suspended due to his constant false claims about the election, many followers joined Parler. It became the most popular on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
This popularity was short-lived as on January 8, just 2 days after the US Capitol in Washington was taken over, the app was removed from these stores.
| google play store | Removed on January 8, 2021 |
| Apple App Store | Removed on January 9, 2021 |
| Amazon Web Services | suspended on January 10, 2021 |
Some other facts about John Matze
- John was always passionate about creating technology, in his high school he was part of the robotics team.
- Knows computer languages such as Java, JavaScript, HTML. Matze has written over 27 Posts for Parler.
- To relieve stress, Matze likes to go to the beach. HE is also a talented surfer.
- John is doing his best to relaunch his app. He has been talking to other web service companies.
- He has given many interviews after the instant increase in users on his app. One of the interviews was with Fox News.
- The young CEO sued Amazon Web Services over the suspension of his app on January 10.
- The 27-year-old has stopped using his social media accounts to show his resentment.
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