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Niklas Zennström

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Niklas Zennström (Swedish: [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈsɛ̂nːstrœm] ; born 16 February 1966) is a Swedish entrepreneur, technology investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of a European venture capital firm Atomico based in London. Previously, he co-founded the file-sharing service KaZaA and the internet telephony provider Skype with Janus Friis, where he was the CEO until March 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Niklas Zennström is the 641st most popular businessperson (up from 685th in 2024), the 1,068th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 1,180th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Niklas Zennström ranks 641 out of 847. Before him are Sam Altman, Benito Archundia, Jerry Sanders, David Filo, Jerry Jones, and Li Shufu. After him are Ravil Maganov, Abigail Johnson, Benjamin Vulliamy, John Henry Davies, Irene Rosenfeld, and Francesc Xavier Bultó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Niklas Zennström ranks 343. Before him are Roopa Ganguly, Bennett Miller, Laurent Garnier, Michela Figini, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Dennis Wise. After him are Christian Kracht, Andrei Chesnokov, Sami Bouajila, Nikola Jurčević, Ali Boumnijel, and Andrey Abduvaliyev.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Niklas Zennström ranks 1,068 out of 1,879. Before him are Anita Skorgan (1958), Sebastian Larsson (1985), Jens Hultén (1963), Kenneth Eriksson (1956), Meja (1969), and Pelle Svensson (1943). After him are Karl Gustafsson (1888), Eric Prydz (1976), Roger Pontare (1951), Inga Fischer-Hjalmars (1918), Niclas Alexandersson (1971), and Gunnar Åkerlund (1923).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Sweden

Among businesspeople born in Sweden, Niklas Zennström ranks 6. Before him are Ingvar Kamprad (1926), Ludvig Nobel (1831), Ivar Kreuger (1880), Stefan Persson (1947), and Anders Frisk (1963). After him are Daniel Ek (1983), Christian von Koenigsegg (1972), and Fredrik Neij (1978).

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