Markus Persson

$1.26B

as of 07/05/24

About Markus Persson

Markus "Notch" Persson made his fortune selling the rights to his game Minecraft to Microsoft.

In September 2014, after selling 15 million copies of Minecraft across gaming consoles, Persson sold out to Microsoft in a $2.5 billion cash deal.

Persson has since been jetting around the world while programming new games in his spare time.

An avid social media user, Persson has been open about the downsides of instant success as he used Reddit to express loneliness.

Persson has said he mostly spends money on computer gear and traveling, though he bought a $70 million home in Beverly Hill in December 2014.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Sweden

Source of wealth

Computer games

Residence

Stockholm, Sweden

Marital status

Single

Birth date

06/01/79 (age 45)

Self-made

self-made

Markus Persson’s fortune is worth

21K

troy ounces of gold

19K

median U.S. household

13K

median U.S. income

0.025%

U.S. credit card volume

0.005%

GDP of the United States

0.004%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Persson created Minecraft as a hobby project, and released the boxy designed game in indie-game forums, which won immediate popularity.