BUSINESSPERSON
Steve Chen
1978 - Today

Steve Chen
Steve Chen (Chinese: 陳士駿; Wade–Giles: Chen Shih-chün; born August 25, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur who is a co-founder and ex CTO of YouTube. After he co-founded AVOS Systems, Inc. and built MixBit, he joined Google Ventures in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Chen is the 354th most popular businessperson (up from 412th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Taiwan (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Taiwanese Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Steve Chen ranks 354 out of 847. Before him are Lei Jun, Bertha Krupp, Louis Réard, J. C. Jacobsen, Bob Iger, and Chad Hurley. After him are Albert Kahn, Edward Colston, Vicente Calderón, Paul Castellano, Karl Rapp, and John Sculley.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLei Jun
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 348
Bertha Krupp
1886 - 1957
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 349
Louis Réard
1897 - 1984
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 350
J. C. Jacobsen
1811 - 1887
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 351
Bob Iger
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 352
Chad Hurley
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 353
Steve Chen
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 354
Albert Kahn
1860 - 1940
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 355
Edward Colston
1636 - 1721
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 356
Vicente Calderón
1913 - 1987
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 357
Paul Castellano
1915 - 1985
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 358
Karl Rapp
1882 - 1962
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 359
John Sculley
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 360
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Steve Chen ranks 55. Before him are Josh Dallas, Josh Hartnett, Joan Capdevila, Walter Samuel, Daniel Van Buyten, and Kevin Federline. After him are Irakli Kobakhidze, Diplo, Vanessa-Mae, AJ McLean, Shunsuke Nakamura, and Gabriel Heinze.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsJosh Dallas
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 49
Josh Hartnett
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 50
Joan Capdevila
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 51
Walter Samuel
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 52
Daniel Van Buyten
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 53
Kevin Federline
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 54
Steve Chen
BUSINESSPERSON
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 55
Irakli Kobakhidze
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 56
Diplo
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 57
Vanessa-Mae
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 58
AJ McLean
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 59
Shunsuke Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 60
Gabriel Heinze
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 61
In Taiwan
Among people born in Taiwan, Steve Chen ranks 18 out of 116. Before him are Jerry Yang (1968), Teruo Nakamura (1919), Shu Qi (1976), Zheng Keshuang (1670), Brigitte Lin (1954), and Takeshi Kaneshiro (1973). After him are Cheng Yen (1937), Lisa Su (1969), Su Tseng-chang (1947), Sylvia Chang (1953), Yang Chuan-kwang (1933), and Barbie Hsu (1976).
Others born in Taiwan
Go to all RankingsJerry Yang
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 12
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 13
Shu Qi
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 14
Zheng Keshuang
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1707
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 15
Brigitte Lin
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 16
Takeshi Kaneshiro
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 17
Steve Chen
BUSINESSPERSON
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 18
Cheng Yen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 19
Lisa Su
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 20
Su Tseng-chang
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 21
Sylvia Chang
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 22
Yang Chuan-kwang
ATHLETE
1933 - 2007
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 23
Barbie Hsu
ACTOR
1976 - 2025
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 24
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Taiwan
Among businesspeople born in Taiwan, Steve Chen ranks 4. Before him are Jensen Huang (1963), Terry Gou (1950), and Jerry Yang (1968). After him are Lisa Su (1969), and Kai-Fu Lee (1961).
Jensen Huang
1963 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1
Terry Gou
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2
Jerry Yang
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 3
Steve Chen
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 4
Lisa Su
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 5
Kai-Fu Lee
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 6