Age, Biography and Wiki
Sam Yagan was born on 10 April, 1977 in United States, is an American Internet entrepreneur (born 1977). Discover Sam Yagan'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 46 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Co-founder of OkCupid
Co-founder of SparkNotes
Vice-Chairman of Match.com
Former CEO of Shoprunner |
| Age |
46 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
10 April 1977 |
| Birthday |
10 April |
| Birthplace |
N/A |
| Nationality |
United States
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Sam Yagan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 46 years old, Sam Yagan height not available right now. We will update Sam Yagan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Who Is Sam Yagan's Wife?
His wife is Jessica Droste Yagan (m. 2003)
| Family |
| Parents |
Al Yagan Dr. Haifa Yagan |
| Wife |
Jessica Droste Yagan (m. 2003) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Sam Yagan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sam Yagan worth at the age of 46 years old? Sam Yagan’s income source is mostly from being a successful founder. He is from United States. We have estimated Sam Yagan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
founder |
Sam Yagan Social Network
Timeline
Sam Yagan (born April 10, 1977) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of OkCupid.
In 1999, during his senior year at Harvard, Yagan and two of his classmates, Chris Coyne and Max Krohn, started the online study guide SparkNotes.
A year later they sold the company to Barnes & Noble for $30 million.
By age 25, Yagan was the president of eDonkey (founded in 2002), a P2P file-sharing network.
As the developer of eDonkey, Yagan testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing a need for balance between innovation and intellectual property.
In 2003, Yagan again teamed up with his Harvard classmates Chris Coyne and Max Krohn and founded OkCupid.
In 2009, Yagan and Troy Henikoff founded Excelerate Labs.
In 2011, Yagan sold his dating website (OkCupid) to IAC for $50 million and in 2012, Yagan became the CEO of Match.com (a subsidiary of IAC).
Yagan is the former CEO of ShopRunner, an e-commerce network that provides two-day shipping across multiple merchants.
In 2011, Yagan was named to Crain's "40 under 40" in Chicago.
Sam Yagan is married to his high school sweetheart, Jessica Droste Yagan.
In 2013, he was named to TIME Magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' list.
He is the Vice-Chairman of the e-dating site Match.com.
Yagan is the son of Syrian immigrants, Al and Dr. Haifa Yagan, and grew up in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and studied at the Illinois Math and Science Academy and eventually Harvard University.
Yagan holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University, where he earned distinction as a Siebel Scholar, an Arjay Miller Scholar, and the Henry Ford Scholar, the award granted to each class’s valedictorian.
His brother Danny Yagan is an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
His wife Jessica Droste Yagan is the CEO of Impact Engine, an impact investing fund.
In April 2013, Yagan was listed as one of TIME Magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World'.
In 2014, Yagan was listed as one of Fortune Magazine's "40 Under 40."
He led the sale of the company to FedEx in December 2020.
