Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of Snap, parent company of Snapchat. He has also served on the company’s board of directors since 2012.
Spiegel grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences. He was interested in design from a young age, taking classes at the Otis College of Art and Design as well as the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena while still in high school.
It was during his undergraduate years at Stanford that Spiegel founded Snap with classmates, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown. The photo and video-sharing app was initially dubbed “Picaboo,” but later renamed “Snapchat.” In 2012, shortly before finishing his degree, Spiegel left Stanford to pursue the company full-time. By the end of the year, the app boasted 1 million daily users.
In 2015, Spiegel earned the title of youngest billionaire in the world at age 25. After Snap’s 2017 IPO, he also became one of the world’s youngest public company CEOs.
Spiegel has donated around $154 million in Snap stock, and he and co-founder, Murphy, have pledged 13 million shares to the Snap Foundation throughout the next two decades. The foundation is a non-profit dedicated to supporting arts and education for underrepresented youth in the Los Angeles area.
Spiegel returned to Stanford in 2018 to complete the degree program he left behind, earning his B.S. in engineering. He is married to Australian model, Miranda Kerr, and the couple has two young children together, as well as one from Kerr's previous marriage.
What is Evan Spiegel's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Evan Spiegel is at least $37.94 million as of August 6th, 2024. Mr. Spiegel owns 3,327,844 shares of Snap stock worth more than $37,937,422 as of December 21st. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Spiegel may own. Additionally, Mr. Spiegel receives a salary of $3,340,000.00 as Co-Founder, CEO & Director at Snap. Learn More about Evan Spiegel's net worth.
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Has Evan Spiegel been buying or selling shares of Snap?
Evan Spiegel has not been actively trading shares of Snap during the last quarter. Most recently, Evan Spiegel sold 150,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.85, for a transaction totalling $1,327,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,327,844 shares of the company's stock, valued at $29,451,419.40. Learn More on Evan Spiegel's trading history.
Who are Snap's active insiders?
Snap's insider roster includes Derek Andersen (CFO), Joanna Coles (Director), Jeremi Gorman (Insider), Jared Grusd (Insider), Jerry Hunter (VP), Elizabeth Jenkins (Director), Imran Khan (Insider), Mitchell Lasky (Director), Michael Lynton (Director), Rebecca Morrow (CAO), Robert Murphy (CTO), Robert Murphy (CTO), Michael O'Sullivan (General Counsel), Evan Spiegel (Co-Founder, CEO & Director), Timothy Stone (CFO), Lara Sweet (CAO), Poppy Thorpe (Director), and Eric Young (SVP). Learn More on Snap's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Snap?
During the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 50 times. They sold a total of 4,788,203 shares worth more than $56,051,796.28. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 18th when CFO Derek Andersen sold 17,789 shares worth more than $213,468.00. Insiders at Snap own 22.7% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Snap. Information on this page was last updated on 12/18/2024.
