Jakarta - Action WhatsApp acquisition by Facebook is certainly not the only benefit of the social networking giant . Popularity duo founder WhatsApp January Koum and Brian Acton was immediately shot , in the list of billionaires are ' printed ' Facebook .
As reported by Forbes , Thursday ( 20/02/2014 ) , Koum estimated to hold around 45 % stake in the company . While stocks Acton about more than 20 % .
In the documents she had submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission , Facebook is mentioned buying WhatsApp worth $ 19 billion, or around Rp 209 trillion ( U.S. $ 1 = Rp 11,000 ) .
The figure is not entirely in cash . Facebook will pay kesekapatan with 184 million shares , $ 4 billion in cash , and USD 3 billion shares to limited course Koum and Acton as well as a number of employees WhatsApp .
If it does not include restricted shares which they are entitled , Forbes estimates obtained Koum wealth worth $ 6.8 billion . While Acton property value is worth at least U.S. $ 3 billion .
Facebook scored number of billionaires known . In the course of which his founder Mark Zuckerberg with a net worth estimated at USD 30 billion .
Other names figure in the list of 10 fortune club from Facebook is a co - founder Dustin Moskovitz and Eduardo Saverin , venture capitalist Peter Thiel and Jim Breyer , a former Facebook President Sean Parker , and most recently the Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg who made a fortune last month due Facebook 's share price soaring .
WhatsApp Koum CEO is expected to be richer than all the names on the list . At the age of 37 , he will immediately join the board of directors of Facebook when the deal is completed acquisitions . On the other hand , he continued his operations such messaging services independently .
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