Eduardo Saverin

Eduardo Saverin
Saverin in 2012
Born
Eduardo Luiz Saverin

(1982-03-19) March 19, 1982 (age 42)
São Paulo, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil (1982–present)[1][2]
United States (1998–2011)[3]
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Known forCo-founder of the Facebook
Spouse
Elaine Andriejanssen
(m. 2015)
Websitewww.facebook.com/saverin

Eduardo Luiz Saverin (/ˈsævərɪn/ SAV-ər-in; Portuguese: [eduˈaʁdu luˈis ˈsaveɾĩ] ; born March 19, 1982)[4] is a Brazilian billionaire entrepreneur and angel investor based in Singapore.[5] Saverin is one of the co-founders of Facebook.[6] In 2012, he owned 53 million Facebook shares[7] (approximately 2% of all outstanding shares), valued at approximately $2 billion at the time.[8][9] He also invested in early-stage startups such as Qwiki[10] and Jumio.[11] With an estimated net worth of US$26.2 billion as of February 2024, he is the 65th richest person in the world, and the richest Brazilian.

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  3. ^ Chew Hui Min (July 26, 2015). "Status update: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin marries Singapore-based Elaine Andriejanssen". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Internal Revenue Service (2012). "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen to Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Kucera, Danielle; Vallikappen, Sanat & Harper, Christine (May 11, 2012). "Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Accidental Billionaires was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Eduardo Saverin (May 17, 2012). "United States Securities and Exchange Commission Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities – Eduardo Saverin". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Solomon, Brian (May 18, 2012). "Eduardo Saverin's Net Worth Publicly Revealed: More Than $2 Billion in Facebook Alone". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "The World's Billionaires 2017". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  10. ^ Bosker, Bianca (January 20, 2011). "Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Invests In Qwiki". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  11. ^ Wauters, Robin (March 17, 2011). "Exclusive: Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Leads $6.5M Round For Jumio". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

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