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Jim Buckmaster was born on 14 August, 1962 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., is an American businessman. Discover Jim Buckmaster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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| Occupation |
Computer programmer, CEO of craigslist |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
14 August 1962 |
| Birthday |
14 August |
| Birthplace |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
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Jim Buckmaster Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Jim Buckmaster height not available right now. We will update Jim Buckmaster's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jim Buckmaster Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jim Buckmaster worth at the age of 61 years old? Jim Buckmaster’s income source is mostly from being a successful Computer. He is from . We have estimated Jim Buckmaster's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net worth |
40 million USD |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Computer |
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Timeline
Jim Buckmaster (born August 14, 1962) is an American computer programmer who has been the CEO of Craigslist since 2000.
Buckmaster was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
He graduated with a bachelor's from Virginia Tech and attended medical school at the University of Michigan.
However, he dropped out in 1986, citing a lack of interest.
He remained a student for the next ten years by taking at least one class for credit, therefore maintaining certain student privileges like gym access.
During this time, he audited classics courses, did data entry, and eventually taught himself how to code.
In the early 1990s, he worked as a programmer for the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, where he designed the organization's web interface.
Buckmaster later got a job in San Jose, California and moved to San Francisco, where he commuted 5 hours roundtrip to work.
During the Dot-com bubble, he worked as a webmaster for a short lived tech company, Creditland, in San Francisco.
In late 1999, Buckmaster posted his resume onto Craigslist, where he was recruited by Craig Newmark, the founder of the website.
As lead programmer, he contributed to the site's multi-city architecture, search engine, discussion forums, flagging system, self-posting process, homepage design, personals categories, and best-of-craigslist.
In November 2000, he was promoted to the post of CEO.
Buckmaster wrote a series of haiku that appear in lieu of error messages on craigslist:
"The little poems he has written appear on the screen at times when users might expect a helpful message from the staff. They function as a gnomic clue that what you are seeing is intentional, while discouraging further conversation or inquiry. For instance, start too many conversations in the forums and your new threads may fail to show up. Instead, you will see this:
'Frogs croak and gulls cry
Referring to the purple peace sign he created that serves as craigslist's symbol and favicon:
On the topic of craigslist's company culture:
Buckmaster also manages the Craigslist Charitable Fund and serves as executive producer for craigslist TV.
A fan of Noam Chomsky, Buckmaster has been accused of being "anti-capitalistic", which Buckmaster claims is an inaccurate characterization:
"Companies looking to maximize revenue need to throw as many revenue-generating opportunities at users as they will tolerate," Buckmaster says.
"We have absolutely no interest in doing that, which I think has been instrumental to the success of craigslist."
Buckmaster was once denounced on Fox News by Reverend Jerry Falwell.
