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Christopher Poole

1988 - Today

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Christopher Poole (born 1987 or 1988), also known online as moot, is an American Internet entrepreneur and developer. He founded the anonymous English-language imageboard 4chan in October 2003, when he was still a teenager; he served as the site's head administrator until January 2015. He also founded the online community Canvas Networks, active from 2011 to 2014. Poole was hired by Google in 2016 to work on Google+ and serve as a product manager. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Poole is the 891st most popular businessperson (down from 832nd in 2024), the 19,052nd most popular biography from United States (down from 18,042nd in 2019) and the 323rd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Christopher Poole ranks 895 out of 847Before him are Dan Gilbert, Kate Scott, Matt Mullenweg, Jillian Michaels, Dave McCormick, Brian Chesky, Greg Brockman, Adam Mosseri, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, and Vinita Bali. After him are Sabeer Bhatia, and Steve Coast.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Christopher Poole ranks 1,065Before him are Adrián González, Assimiou Touré, Konstantin Engel, Lukas Meijer, José Montiel, and Sohrab Moradi. After him are Wei Qiuyue, Mauro Formica, Juan Carlos, Callie Hernandez, Rudy Gestede, and Isabell Herlovsen.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Christopher Poole ranks 325Before him are Martin Shkreli (1983), Dan Gilbert (1962), Matt Mullenweg (1984), Jillian Michaels (1974), Dave McCormick (1965), Brian Chesky (1981), Greg Brockman (1987), and Adam Mosseri (1983). After him are Stacey Cunningham (null), Caterina Fake (1969), Hanna Jaff (1986), and Nat Friedman (1977).