Net Worth: $200 Million
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Source of Wealth: | Tumblr, Entrepreneur |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
Full Name: | David Karp |
Nationality: | United States |
Occupation: | Founder and CEO of Tumblr. |
Education: | The Bronx High School of Science, Calhoun School |
About David Karp
David Karp (born July 6, 1986) is an American web developer and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $200 Million. He is the founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr. According to Forbes, Karp’s net worth exceeds $200 million, and Tumblr has been valued at $800 million.
David Karp soon launched his own start up called Davidville while working along with computer engineer Marco Arment on projects for clients. In the year 2006, they began working on a microblogging website which was launched in February 2007 as Tumblr. As of June 11, 2013, it already hosts more than 114 million blogs plus.
In August 2009, Mr. Karp was named Best Young Entrepreneur of 2009 by BusinessWeek. In the year 2010, he was named the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.
A successful Internet success, David Karp grew to power and is one of the most powerful business people on the planet and one of the youngest richest people to have accumulated a net worth that big at an early stage in any singular person’s career.