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2026-07-25

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Brian Acton (born 1972) is an American business executive and computer programmer serving as the executive chairperson of Signal Technology Foundation, which he co-founded with Moxie Marlinspike in 2018. Acton also serves as interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Signal Messenger LLC. He was formerly employed at Yahoo!. In 2009, Jan Koum and Acton co-founded WhatsApp, a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion. Acton left WhatsApp in Septem

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Facebook rejected Brian Acton’s job application in 2009: Five years later, it paid him $19 billion to buy

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WhatsApp founders' billion-dollar fortunes: How Jan Koum and Brian Acton built a global tech success

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Brian Acton Net Worth: WhatsApp Fortune, Facebook Deal, Career, Philanthropy and Real Estate

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2/16/2026

Brian Acton Was Once Rejected By Twitter And Facebook, But He Went On To Create WhatsApp

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5/21/2025

Did WhatsApp really need Meta?

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3/27/2025

Who are Signal’s co-founders, Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton?

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How Billionaire Couple Tegan and Brian Acton Are Giving in the Bay Area and Beyond

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1/13/2021

Signal Won't Replace WhatsApp, People Will Use Both: Brian Acton

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11/8/2019

WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton on Why Privacy Matters

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5/31/2019

WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Assembles an $86 Million Palo Alto Compound

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9/26/2018

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton: 'I sold my users' privacy'

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9/26/2018

Exclusive: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind

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9/26/2018

Whatsappxa0Founder Brian Acton Finally Speaksxa0Publicly About His Difficult Relationship With Mark Zuckerbergxa0and Facebook

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3/21/2018

WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Just Burned a $16 Billion Bridge in a Single Tweet

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9/12/2017

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2/20/2014

Facebook turned down WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton for job in 2009

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