Portrait of Ben Silbermann

Rank #2935

Ben Silbermann

Net worth $1.3B

Social media · United States

Born
Jul 14, 1982
Age
43
Source
Social media
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Ben Silbermann is cofounder and chairman of the photo bookmarking site Pinterest.
  • Silbermann grew up in Iowa and collected dried insects which he then would pin on cardboard.
  • He and cofounders Evan Sharp and Paul Sciarra, launched the first desktop version of Pinterest in March 2010.
  • Pinterest lets its 570 million users save and share image collections from recipes to hairstyles to crafts and home decor through their mobile phones or computers.
  • Prior to cofounding Pinterest, Silbermann graduated from Yale, spent three years as a consultant and worked for Google before quitting to focus on a startup, Cold Brew Labs.

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