Markus Persson is a Swedish video game developer and co-founder of the video game company ‘Mojang’. His company has created numerous series of video games, including Minecraft. Microsoft bought his company in 2014. Persson created several other games and received numerous awards. He also appeared in the documentary ‘Minecraft: The Story of Mojang.’
Fast facts
| Famous name: | Markus Persson |
|---|---|
| Real name/Full name: | Markus Alexej Persson |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 44 years old |
| Date of birth: | June 1, 1979 |
| Birth place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight |
| Marriage status: | Divorced |
| Wife/spouse (name): | Elin Zetterstrand (m. 2011 – 2012) |
| children: | Yes (Minna Almina Zelda Zetterstrand) |
| Profession: | Video game developer |
| Net worth in 2023: | 1.5 billion dollars |
Biography of Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson was born on June 1, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the son of Ritva and Birger Persson. It is also known as “Notch”.
From an early age he was fascinated by computers and made games based on Indians and cowboys. Persson played his first game when he was eight years old.
Markus Persson married Elin Zetterstrand in August 2011. A year later, the couple divorced. He creates electronic music and is a member of the Swedish Mensa branch. Persson is a frequent Twitter user who has also been embroiled in controversy. In 2017, he was excoriated for his views on heterosexual pride day, which he supported.
He spoke out against piracy and joined the Swedish Pirate Company. Persson is also a philanthropist who has helped raise funds for charities. He is an agnostic.
Markus Persson Age, height, weight
Markus Persson was born on June 1, 1979 and is 44 years old as of 2023. He is 1.75 meters tall and weighs 83 kilograms.
Markus Persson
Career
Markus Persson worked as a game developer for the popular game company King.com from 2005 to 2009. After that, he spent two years as a developer at Jalbum. In 2010, he founded Mojang with Jakob Porter and Carl Manneh.
They then started creating video games for their company. He released the game ‘Minecraft’ in 2011. It is also his most popular game, with millions of copies sold worldwide. Later, ‘Minecraft Pocket Edition became available for PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS, Windows Phone and Android.
Mojang was acquired by Microsoft in 2014. It previously created the trading card and board game ‘Scrolls’. The game’s name was disputed after Bethesda Softworks trademarked it. It was settled in 2012, and Mojang was granted permission to use the name ‘Scrolls’.
In April 2012, he launched the “Mars Effect” website. After that it reached 0x10c. He has participated in numerous game-making competitions, including ‘Ludum Dare’. He made the game ‘Breaking the Tower’ for Ludum Dare.
‘Meta gun’, ‘Prelude of the Chambered’ and ‘Minecraft’ were also created by him. He also created the video game ‘Wurm Online’. Persson appeared in the movie ‘Minecraft: A Mojang Story’, which is not related to the games.
Achievements and awards of Markus Persson
Markus Persson won the Game Developers Choice Award for ‘Minecraft’ in 2011. He also won the BAFTA Games Award in 2012. Time magazine named Persson one of the ‘100 Most Influential People’. Minecraft won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and the Golden Joystick Award. The game won the Audience Award at the 2011 Independent Games Festival.
Markus Persson Net Worth in 2023
Markus Persson’s net worth is estimated to be more than $1.5 billion as of December 2023. He has managed to earn a good amount of money thanks to his career as a game developer. He inherited this wealth after founding the company ‘Mojang’ with his friends. In 2014, Microsoft paid $2.5 billion for the company. Persson’s games have also sold millions of copies worldwide. His game ‘Minecraft’ is still one of the most popular in the world.
Markus Persson is a world-renowned game developer. He became a character in ‘FTL: Faster Than Light’ as ‘Notch’ (video game). In addition, he has written about Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson. His game is played by people all over the world and he has a huge following on social media.
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