Edward Saverin is an internet entrepreneur and investor best known as a co-founder of Facebook. He reportedly owned 52 million Facebook shares in 2015. He has also invested in companies like Jumio and Qwiki. He renounced his US citizenship in 2011.

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Eduardo Saverin Biography

Edward Saverin was born Eduardo Luiz Saverin on March 19, 1982 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Paula and Roberto Saverin. He also has a brother named Alexandre Saverin. He was born in Brazil and grew up there. He completed his education at Gulliver School. He later went to Harvard University to get a degree in economics.

Eduardo Saverin Age, height, weight

Edward Saverin was born on 19 March 1982 and is 40 years old as of 2022. His height is 1.77 m and he weighs 75 kg.

Career

Edward Saverin met Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard, and the two planned to co-found Facebook. However, Mark did not include Eduardo Saverin’s name in the earnings and did not give him credit for the idea. Mark was only able to upload the website to Google because of Eduardo Saverin’s money. Eduardo later sued Mark, demanding a reduction in profits.

Eduardo Saverin later had to sign a non-disclosure agreement to settle the matter. As a result, how much each side paid the other to end this chapter has never been revealed. Their relationship was depicted in the Hollywood movie ‘The Social Network’. Andrew Garfield played Eduardo Saverin in the film and he received critical acclaim for the role.

Eduardo Saverin and Aldo Alvarez, a Mexican entrepreneur, created an online charity portal in 2010. Eduardo Saverin has been in Singapore since 2009. Eduardo became a US citizen in 1998, but renounced it in 2011 because he wants to work more in Singapore. This attracted a lot of media attention as the billionaire was accused of doing this solely to avoid paying US taxes.

Several people also questioned his patriotism and nationalism. Eduardo Saverin hasn’t crossed the US border in two years, and based on his business in Singapore, we don’t think he’ll be back any time soon.

Eduardo Saverin Achievements and Awards

Eduardo Saverin has not won many major awards in his career, but he has certainly received many awards that are technically better than any award.

Eduardo Saverin’s Net Worth in 2022

Eduardo Saverin’s net worth is estimated to be worth over $12 billion as of July 2022. His family businesses have provided most of his net worth. He is also an astute investor, which helps him increase his fortune. He also makes millions of dollars every year from his investments in tech giants like Facebook and Google.

Eduardo Saverin is one of the world’s richest Brazilians. He is also one of those business people who don’t take no for an answer. When Mark refused to give him any credit or profit for Facebook, he didn’t think twice about taking him to court and getting his rights. This also helped him expose Mark’s true colors to the world. However, Eduardo Saverin now owns more than 50 million shares of Facebook.

Eduardo Saverin Wife, marriage

In 2015, Eduardo Saverin married Elaine Andriejanssen. The couple met in Indonesia, where Elaine’s family has several businesses. Eduardo Saverin currently resides in Singapore with his wife, where he has been since 2009. Eduardo Saverin prefers to keep a low profile; he hasn’t even mentioned Mark or Facebook since, which may be due to the NDA, but we haven’t seen his name in the news for a long time.