The billion-dollar net worth of tech titan Jan Koum has never failed to draw notice. However, since he joined the IT industry’s elite group of rich people, his love life has also been under the spotlight.
Despite keeping Jan Koum personal life under wraps, WhatsApp’s founder is already in the news for his romance.
Jan Koum Love Life
Evelina Mambetova, 30, and tech billionaire Koum have apparently been dating since 2014.
Jan Koum and Evelina Mambetova, his partner
The word of their romance somehow made it into the media despite their best efforts to keep it private.
Some even referred to Evelina as his wife, yet they haven’t exchanged vows. They continue to maintain a low profile and hardly appear in public.
Evelina Mambetova: Who Is She?
Eveline, a well-known model from Ukraine, signed with Supreme Management in 2008 and started her career as a model.
She made her runway debut in the spring collection of New York Fashion Week not long after signing the contract.
Throughout her modeling career, she has collaborated with well-known designers including Phillip Lim, Marc Jacobs, Jeremy Laing, Vera Wang, and many others. Evelina Mambetova, the girlfriend of Jan Koum, poses in a black blazer and white baggy pants.
Additionally, Evelina has launched her own clothing company, M20, which creates a variety of women’s trendy apparel.
Prior to dating Koum, she had a long-discussed relationship with Richie Akiva, the proprietor of the NYC club 1oak, which ended in 2008.
Koum Apologized To His Ex-Girlfriend
Evalina is not the only person with a noteworthy former relationship, though. In 2014, the former CEO of WhatsApp made headlines when he opened up about a previous relationship.
Business Insider claims that Koum’s ex-girlfriend from college accused him of making threats against her and sought a restraining order against him in 1996.
Koum issued a statement expressing regret for his previous actions, adding,
“After we split up, I believe I acted irrationally and inappropriately. I regret how I behaved and regret that I had her file a lawsuit as a result of my actions. I sincerely regret what I did.”
Positive feedback for his honest apologies came from many people, and Facebook later issued a statement praising Koum’s sincerity in accepting responsibility for the incident that took place decades ago.
A Short Bio
Along with being popular for his dating past in 2014, Koum also made headlines for selling WhatsApp to Facebook that same year with his co-founders.
Koum, whose net worth unexpectedly increased to $6.8 billion after selling the talking app, was raised in a home with an average salary.
Koum was born in Ukraine in 1976, but due to the country’s turbulent political situation at the time, his family was forced to relocate to Mountain View, California.
His mother took him away from his homeland, but his father never made it there and died in 1997. Koum’s mother also lost away from cancer later, in 2000.
He was adopted at an early age, and he completed his education by enrolling at San Jose State University. However, after being employed by Yahoo in 1997, he quickly left school.
Later, he developed the widely used messaging software WhatsApp, and in 2014, after selling it to Facebook, he accepted an invitation to join Facebook’s board of directors.
Jan Koum’s Net Worth
Before selling WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars, Koum had already established himself on the list of billionaires, and ever since, he has never fallen below that threshold.
Forbes estimates that Koum will have a net worth of $10.9 billion by 2021.
Aside from his investments in technology, his fortune is represented by expensive houses and collections of high-end vehicles. The Malibu home of Jan Koum
The billionaire reportedly spent 125 million dollars to acquire a Beverly Hills property that had previously belonged to Jeffrey Katzenberg, increasing his real estate holdings.
His first Porsche 911, which he purchased in 2003, is also in his impressive collection of automobiles. Additionally, Koum has a $75 million boat with six staterooms and space for 12 guests.
In addition, Koum’s most recent Malibu mansion is valued at $100 million. A representative of NBCUniversal named Ron Mayer had already purchased the property.
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