WhatsApp Founders Buy Luxury Homes Worth IDR 1.8 Trillion

KOMPAS.com – One of the founders WhatsApp, Jan Koum, recently reportedly bought a luxury home in Beverly Hills, California, United States, at a price of 125 million US dollars, or around Rp 1.8 trillion.

The house that was previously owned by former Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg was also rumored to be real estate the third most expensive in California history, after the house bought by Lachlan Murdoch (Rp. 2.2 trillion, 2019) and Jeff Bezos (Rp. 2.4 trillion, 2020).

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Interestingly, before this house, Koum already had two luxury homes in California, each of which was worth 100 million US dollars or around Rp 1.4 trillion.

photo" data-photolink="http://tekno.kompas.com/image/2020/09/26/10080077/pendiri-whatsapp-beli-rumah-mewah-senilai-rp-18-triliun?page=2" style="float: left;padding: 0 20px 20px 0;max-width: 100%;width:300px">dailymail.co.uk The leaked photo looks at the house just bought by Whatsapp boss Jan Koum, a U-shaped house with five bedrooms, 13 bathrooms equipped with a tree-lined entrance, a large backyard, a formal garden and a large infinity pool with stunning views. -Koum’s new Beverly Hills home has five bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a large backyard and large garden and swimming pool.

Koum was indeed rich after WhatsApp, which he founded with Brian Acton, was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for 19.3 billion US dollars, or around Rp. 288 trillion, for the exchange rate at that time.

As a shareholder, Koum also received a “share” which amounted to an estimated 6.8 billion US dollars or nearly Rp 80 trillion.

Also read: Purchased by Facebook, WhatsApp Employees Become Billionaires

In addition to a number of luxury homes, Koum is also said to have a special warehouse for storing his sports cars. He also owns at least two ships superyacht, one of which is 55 meters long which is called “Power Play”.

Koum’s net worth is currently estimated at nearly US $ 10 billion, or around Rp. 149 trillion, as compiled KompasTekno from DailyMail, Friday (25/9/2020).