Sean Parker

Sometimes, our dreams turn out to be just what we needed to keep moving on in life. Therefore, it is very wise to understand what you love the most and capitalize on it. This is exactly what Sean Parker did. He loved the computer and was always working on different things when he was still very young.

Today, he is a famous entrepreneur and philanthropist as well as the co-founder of Napster which is a file-sharing computer service company. Currently, he is the president of Facebook making him the first president of this social networking website.  He has also founded many other companies some of which include: Airtime.com, Causes, Plaxo, and Brigade.

Well, how well do you know about Sean Parker? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Sean Parker’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Sean Parker to date.

Biography and Early Life

Sean Parker is a famous man who celebrates his birthday on December 3^rd every year as he was born on the same day in 1979. He was born to Diane Parker and Bruce Parker who at the time of Sean’s birth were living in Herndon, Virginia. His father Bruce Parker was a Chief Scientist and government oceanographer at NOAA while his mum Diane Parker worked as a TV advertising broker.

His father started mentoring him on programming at the age of 8 years on an Atari 800. His father was a family man and always put his family before his dreams. Therefore, he advised his son to make sure that he takes all the risks he wants to take in life before he gets a family.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Sean Parker in 2021, and what is his height and weight? Well, Sean Parker’s age is 41 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 3 December 1979. Though, he is 5′ 10″ in feet and inches and 178 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75 kg in Kilograms.

Education

When many of us our hobbies are in sports and such activities, for Sean they were different as he says his hobbies were hacking and programming. One time this hobby even brought problems for him as he hacked Fortune 500 Company’s network and his father confiscated his keyboard before he had logged out. His IP was exposed, and therefore he was arrested by the FBI.

He started his studies at Oakton High School which is located in Fairfax County, Virginia before transferring to Chantilly High School for his junior and senior years in 1996. He graduated in 1998, and he started his internship at FreeLoader which was Pincus’ Washington D.C startup. He never went to college and he refers to Napster as his college and refers to it as “Napster University”.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Sean Parker was a great and lucky man who had a mentor in his father for both his career and personal life. Therefore, he has followed in his father’s footsteps of loving his family. He started dating Alexandra Lenas in late 2000s and in 2011 the two got engaged.

Two years later on the 1^st of June 2013, they had a lavish wedding at Big Sur, California. The wedding was cards only and had 366 guests only. The two are blessed with two kids named Winter Victoria Parker who was born on the 6^th of January 2013 and Zephyr Emerson Parker born on 1^st of December in 2014.

Is Sean Parker Gay?

We may not have information of his past relationships, but his marriage to Alexandria which has produced two kids is enough to confirm that he is not gay.

Professional Career

His career in the business world started in 1999 when he founded Napster with his friend Shawn Fanning. Napster started with $50,000 and it was a free file-sharing service. In 2011, Plaxo was launched which was an online address book. The book got integrated with Microsoft Outlook. He later joined Facebook (social networking site) and serves there to date as its president.

He joined The Founders Fund in 2006 which was a capital firm and became the managing partner. He later got an engagement with Spotify which is a Swedish music streaming site. He is currently serving as a board member in Spotify.

Awards

Sean is not in a very competitive industry and therefore, he might not receive many awards and nominations over his career life. However, he has received honors which means a lot to him. In 2015, Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked him at position five and in 2018, Wired Magazine nominated him as an Icon.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Sean Parker in 2021

As of 2021, Sean Parker is one of the richest entrepreneurs in the world with a net worth of $3 billion. All this wealth has been accumulated through his years in the business world. Although we might not know his salary, we can be sure that he earns good money to have such a great net worth.

Sean is not only known as a great entrepreneur but also as a philanthropist. He has been involved with global public health since 2005. He is also an active donor of cancer research works. He also has the Parker Foundation which was launched in June 2015 and he donated $600 million.