Johnny Boufarhat
Johnny Boufarhat (born 1 June 1994) is an Australian-born British billionaire businessman who is the founder of virtual eventing platform, Hopin.[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Boufarhat was born on 1 June 1994 in Sydney, Australia to a Lebanese father who was a mechanical engineer and a Syrian-born Armenian mother who was an accountant.[3] He received his early education from the Dubai American Academy. For further studies, he went to the United Kingdom and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester.[3]
Career[]
In January 2019, he founded online events company Hopin.[4] In March 2021, the company was valued at $5.65 billion, and Boufarhat's stake in the company made him the UK's youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 26.[4][1]
References[]
- ^ a b Times, The Sunday. "Johnny Boufarhat net worth — Sunday Times Rich List 2021" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Munbodh, Emma; Scheerhout, John (May 25, 2021). "The Manchester Uni grad who has become Britain's youngest self-made billionaire". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ a b Shah, Oliver. "Interview: Johnny Boufarhat — the steak-fuelled genius behind Hopin who is a billionaire at 26" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Johnny Boufarhat". Forbes.
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