Chad Hurley YouTube Bio Wiki Age Height Wife and Net Worth
Chad Hurley is a noted American webmaster and businessman. He was the advisor and former chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube. He co-founded YouTube with Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. Hurley and Steve Chen sold YouTube for $1.65 billion to Google. In addition, he first worked in eBay’s PayPal division.
He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in theUnited Stateson January 24, 1977. Hurley is46 years oldand celebrates his birthday every year on January 24.
He is a man of average stature. Hurley stands at a height of5 ft 8 in( approx. 1.73m ).
He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the United States to his supportive parents. Hurley holds American nationality. He is the son of Don and Joann Hurley. He grew up in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania with an older sister,Heather, and a younger brother,Brent.
He has been married twice and divorced once. He was first married toKathy Clark, the daughter of Silicon Valley entrepreneur James H. Clark from 2000 to 2012. In 2020, he got married toElise Walden. Hurley has two children with his first wife Kathy.
He is an educated man who attained his high school diploma from Twin Valley High School in 1995. During his time, he was a standout runner for Twin Valley High School’s cross-country program. He received two of its PIAA State titles with him as a member in 1992 and 1994. Also, he was a member of the Technology Student Association. Hurley then joined Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art in 1999.
He resides in Atherton, California. In April 2021, he listed a Menlo Park home with a garage for $5.7 million. Hurley once owned the four-bedroom house, which features an updated kitchen, living room/theater combo, and a large yard with a spa.
Hurley founded YouTube in 2005 withSteve ChenandJawed Karim. The three first met while working as employees at PayPal. Chen and Hurley sold YouTube to Google, Inc. for $1.65 billion on October 16, 2006. His share was $345.6M at Google’s February 7, 2007 closing stock price of $470.01.
Moreover, he received 694,087 Google shares directly and another 41,232 shares in a trust. In October 2010, he stepped down as CEO of YouTube stating he would stay on as an advisor of YouTube, allowing Salar Kamangar to take over the CEO position. Hurley launched MixBit which does video editing using smartphones in August 2013.
The app resembles other famous short-video recording smartphone apps such as Vine, Instagram, and Vyclone. Furthermore, Hurley was involved as a major investor with the US F1 Team. He is also a minority owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the MLS’ Los Angeles Football Club. In addition, he announced through Twitter that he had become an investor at Leeds United, the English Premier League football club on January 25, 2021.
Hurley is a noted American webmaster and businessman who has attained his wealth working as CEO of YouTube and MixBit among others. His net worth is$800 Million.
As of 2022, his net worth was $750 Million.
Hurley is a noted American webmaster and businessman. He was the advisor and former chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube. He co-founded YouTube with Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. Hurley and Steve Chen sold YouTube for $1.65 billion to Google. In addition, he is also the founder of MixBit.
He has been married to Elise Walden since 2020. He was first married to Kathy Clark from 2000 to 2012 and they have two children.
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