Kim Dotcom is a German entrepreneur and political activist who is an eccentric millionaire living his life to the fullest while fighting legal charges that have been leveled against him in the past. By the early ’90s, Kim had risen to popularity as an internet entrepreneur, well before he launched two of his biggest websites. Megaupload (2005) and Mega (2013). Kim enjoys car racing, DJing and spending millions of dollars buying anything he wants. He has more than 1 million followers on his Twitter account.

Born name

Kim Schmitz

nickname

Kimble, Kim Tim, Jim Vestor und Kim Dotcom

Sun sign

Aquarius

Place of birth

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Residence

Queenstown, Neuseeland

nationality

training

Kim studied at Hauptschule in Germany.

occupation

entrepreneur, musician

family

• Father – unknown
• Mutter – Anneli Miettinen
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

Kim manages his career himself.

Genre

dance, pop

instruments

DJ turntable, vocals

labels

He has released his music with Beets & Produce and Kimpire Music.

To build

Big

Height

200.5 cm (6 ft 7 in)

weight

141 kg or 311 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Kim dated –

1. Mona Dotcom (2007-2014) – Filipino model ex-model Mona Verga met Kim in 2007. The couple shared an amazing life. They had 5 children – Kaylo (born September 7, 2007), Kimmo (born January 22, 2009), Kobi (born 2010), and twins Kylee and Keera (born March 21, 2012). However, after their fairytale love story, Mona was not happy and started cheating on Kim, after which she left him.
2. Elizabeth Donnelly (2016-Present) – Law student Elizabeth Donnelly, Kim received a message on her Instagram profile. After that they started talking and exchanging numbers and have been dating since early 2016. They later got married in 2018.

race/ethnicity

White

He has paternal German ancestry, maternal Finnish ancestry.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

overweight body

brand promotion

He has not yet done any promotional work for any brand.

Known for

As the immediate owner of Megaupload and Mega

First album

In 2014, Kim released his debut album entitled Gute Zeiten featuring several dance songs such as Beathoven , Take Me Away , Be With You , and Universum .

First TV show

Kim Dotcom made her television show debut on The Harald Schmidt Show in 2000.

Personal trainer

Due to his unhealthy eating habits, Kim has gained a lot of weight over the years.

Kim Dotcom Facts

1. After the September 11, 2001 attack, Kim made Osama bin Laden an offer of $10 million.
2. He formed a group called Young Intelligent Hackers Against Terrorism, which received a variety of tips on Osama bin Laden’s activities.
3. He released a couple of singles like Valuable and Mr. President in 2012 and A Little Bit of Me in 2014.
4. In 2001, Kim launched a website called Kimvestor, which he said was worth €200 million.
5. Kim had started a website called kill.net that recruited hackers to end terrorism.
6. In 2001 and 2004 he drove his Mercedes Brabus SV12 Mega car in the Gumball 3000 international road rally .
7. In 2001, Kim was banned from driving after she was caught speeding. The incident gave him the idea of ​​building high-tech gear for heads of state and diplomats’ cars. Companies like Chrysler and GM wanted to incorporate his blueprint into their cars.
8. Kim has collaborated with artists such as Tiki Taane, Laughton Kora, Interlude and others.
9. In 2002, following his arrest by order of German authorities, Kim posted a suicide note on his website stating that he should be remembered as “Royal Highness, King Kimble the First, Ruler of the Kimpire.”
10. In 2003, Kim was sentenced to 5 months in prison for fraud.
11. His infamous exploits as a German teenage hacker illegally selling identities earned him a two-year probation in the past.
12. In 2004, while attending the Gumball 3000 rally in Morocco, he ran off the road with the police chief’s car for blocking his path.
13. In 2005, Kim Schmitz was renamed Kim Dotcom to honor the technology that made him millions.
14. He once successfully evaded security at NASA , The Pentagon , and Citibank under the nickname “Kimble,” which he got from the fictional character Dr. Richard Kimball took over from the TV series, The Fugitive .
15. In 2010, the NZ Herald titled Kim as one of the “biggest tech entrepreneurs,” he weighed around 136kg at the time.
16. In 2010, Kim bought one of New Zealand’s most expensive villas for NZ$30m. The property was owned by the founders of Chrisco .
17. As of January 2012, Kim held the number one spot in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 out of 15 million online players.
18. In 2012, Kim was arrested at his mansion with a sawed-off shotgun beside him.
19. In 2012, the United States Department of Justice shut down Kim’s “Megaupload” website as he was allegedly jailed for embezzlement, extortion, online fraud and copyright infringement.
20. When Kim’s entire property was confiscated, federal officials said he owned 18 luxury cars and a 240-foot luxury yacht.
21. In 2012, Dotcom said it had donated $50,000 to politician John Banks for the 2010 mayoral campaign. It was later noted in the 2012 election that New Zealanders favored Kim more than John Banks.
22. In 2013, Kim founded another cloud-based storage website, Mega . Two years later, he severed ties with the site entirely.
23. The launch of the website Mega was set to coincide with the date when its previous website shut down on January 19, 2012.
24. In 2014 he founded a New Zealand political party called the Internet Party but failed to win a seat during that year’s elections.
25. In 2017, a New Zealand court ruled out a deportation order on the grounds that Kim must return to the United States because his art is considered a crime.
26. Three of Kim’s luxury cars had personalized license plates with the words HACKER, MAFIA and STONED.
27. Visit his official website @ kim.com.
28. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.