Brian Acton
Brian Acton is an American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009. Born on February 17, 1972, Acton worked at Yahoo for over a decade before launching WhatsApp, which became one of the most widely used messaging platforms globally, boasting over 2 billion users. In 2014, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion, making it one of the largest tech acquisitions in history. Acton is known for his strong stance on privacy and security in digital communications and has been involved in various philanthropic efforts since leaving Facebook in 2017.
Born on Feb 17, 1972 (53 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Costa Rica | 1 | 5.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 5,094,118 | 2,974 | $62,000 | 36$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,094,118 | 2,974 | $62,000 | 36$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
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Costa Rica:
Brian Acton is mentioned as one of the creators of WhatsApp.
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Canada:
Brian Acton is a co-founder of WhatsApp who made no secret about his dislike of the advertising industry.
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Venezuela:
Brian Acton, cofundador de WhatsApp, promovía el lema '¡Sin anuncios! ¡Sin juegos! ¡Sin trucos!'.
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Venezuela:
Brian Acton, cofundador de WhatsApp, promovía el lema '¡Sin anuncios! ¡Sin juegos! ¡Sin trucos!' antes de la adquisición por Facebook.
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Switzerland:
Brian Acton co-founded Whatsapp in 2009 and later called on users to delete Facebook.
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Jamaica:
Brian Acton is another founder of WhatsApp who left the company a few years after it was purchased by Facebook.
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Kazakhstan:
Brian Acton is one of the co-founders of WhatsApp who opposed the introduction of advertising in the app.
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Ireland:
Brian Acton is another founder of WhatsApp who has left Meta after previously promising not to sell ads.
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Brazil:
Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, also opposed advertising in the application.
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Italy:
Brian Acton also left Facebook for the same reason as Jan Koum.
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