- Source of Wealth: Technology Investments (Skype, Kazaa, Joost and Joltid)
- Age: 53
- Birth Place: Järfälla Municipality, Sweden
- Height: 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Catherine Zennström)
- Full Name: Niklas Zennström
- Nationality: Swedish
- Date of Birth: 16 February 1966
- Ethnicity: Swedish
- Occupation: Entrepreneur and Investor
- Education: Uppsala University (Business Administration), Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden (Engineering Physics)
Niklas Zennström is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur with a net worth of $1.82 billion. He is famous for creating several high-profile online ventures with Janus Friis like Kazaa and Skype. He recently founded the technology investment firm called Atomico that became a significant figurehead for entrepreneurs in the technology sector. Zennström is also one of the founders of the charity organization called Zennström Philanthropies.
Zennström has two degrees in Engineering Physics (MSc) from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and Business Administration (BSc) from Uppsala University. He spent his last year at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
As of the moment, his most notable success is the creation of Skype. It is a telephony company that has a basis on peer-to-peer principles. Last May 2011, Zennström sold Skype to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. During this time, Skype became a global leader in Internet voice communications.
His recent project is the founding of the technology investment firm Atomico. It became a significant figurehead for entrepreneurs in the technology sector. Zennström also co-founded the charity organization called Zennström Philanthropies.
After Zennström sold Skype, he went on to launch Joost in 2007. It is an online video distribution service where Zennström became a co-chairman.