BUSINESSPERSON
Kim Dotcom
1974 - Today

Kim Dotcom
Kim Dotcom (né Schmitz; born 21 January 1974), also known as Kimble and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, is a Finnish-German Internet entrepreneur and political activist who lives in Glenorchy, New Zealand. Dotcom rose to fame in Germany in the 1990s as a hacker and an Internet entrepreneur. He was arrested in 1994 for trafficking in stolen phone calling card numbers. He was convicted on eleven charges of computer fraud, ten charges of data espionage, and various other charges in 1998 for which he served a two-year suspended sentence. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kim Dotcom is the 604th most popular businessperson (down from 463rd in 2019), the 5,244th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,252nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular German Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Kim Dotcom ranks 604 out of 847. Before him are Sean Parker, Rick Scott, Jacqueline Mars, Dustin Moskovitz, Sheryl Sandberg, and Dwarkanath Tagore. After him are Kimbal Musk, Irving Kristol, Tim O'Reilly, Bruce Buck, Steve Forbes, and Josep Bonaplata i Corriol.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSean Parker
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 598
Rick Scott
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 599
Jacqueline Mars
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 600
Dustin Moskovitz
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 601
Sheryl Sandberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 602
Dwarkanath Tagore
1794 - 1846
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 603
Kim Dotcom
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 604
Kimbal Musk
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 605
Irving Kristol
1920 - 2009
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 606
Tim O'Reilly
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 607
Bruce Buck
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 608
Steve Forbes
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 609
Josep Bonaplata i Corriol
1795 - 1843
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 610
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Kim Dotcom ranks 208. Before him are Ray Park, Michael Rasmussen, Hanya Yanagihara, André Ooijer, Oliver Glasner, and Iván Campo. After him are Gregory Helms, Alessandro Petacchi, Heather Donahue, Hannah Waddingham, Joseph Muscat, and Tomer Sisley.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsRay Park
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 202
Michael Rasmussen
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 203
Hanya Yanagihara
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 204
André Ooijer
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 205
Oliver Glasner
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 206
Iván Campo
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 207
Kim Dotcom
BUSINESSPERSON
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 208
Gregory Helms
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 209
Alessandro Petacchi
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 210
Heather Donahue
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 211
Hannah Waddingham
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 212
Joseph Muscat
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 213
Tomer Sisley
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 214
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Kim Dotcom ranks 5,247 out of 7,253. Before him are Tommy Haas (1978), Rolf-Dieter Heuer (1948), Walther von Dyck (1856), Reinhard Lauck (1946), Helmut Braselmann (1911), and Bruno Labbadia (1966). After him are Margit Schumann (1952), Christina Lathan (1958), Ivan Klasnić (1980), Walter Lassally (1926), Ursula Knab (1929), and Bernhard Langer (1957).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsTommy Haas
TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,241
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,242
Walther von Dyck
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1934
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,243
Reinhard Lauck
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,244
Helmut Braselmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,245
Bruno Labbadia
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,246
Kim Dotcom
BUSINESSPERSON
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,247
Margit Schumann
ATHLETE
1952 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,248
Christina Lathan
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5,249
Ivan Klasnić
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5,250
Walter Lassally
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,251
Ursula Knab
ATHLETE
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,252
Bernhard Langer
GOLFER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,253
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany
Among businesspeople born in Germany, Kim Dotcom ranks 56. Before him are Reinhard Mohn (1921), Ernest Oppenheimer (1880), Marcus Goldman (1821), Hermann Josef Abs (1901), Josef Neckermann (1912), and Katerina Tikhonova (1986). After him are Bernard Knubel (1872), Steve Shirley (1933), and John Peter Zenger (1697).
Reinhard Mohn
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 50
Ernest Oppenheimer
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 51
Marcus Goldman
1821 - 1904
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 52
Hermann Josef Abs
1901 - 1994
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 53
Josef Neckermann
1912 - 1992
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 54
Katerina Tikhonova
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 55
Kim Dotcom
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 56
Bernard Knubel
1872 - 1957
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 57
Steve Shirley
1933 - 2025
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 58
John Peter Zenger
1697 - 1746
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 59