Johnny Boufarhat
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Johnny Boufarhat 
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| Birthplace | Sydney |
| Birth date | 1 June 1994 |
| Lived in | Sydney, Spain |
| Education | University of Manchester |
| Languages | English |
| Ethnicities | Armenian, Lebanese |
Johnny Boufarhat (born 1 June 1994) is an Australian-born British billionaire businessman who is the founder of virtual eventing platform, Hopin.[1][2]
Early life and education
Boufarhat was born on 1 June 1994 in Sydney, Australia to a Lebanese father who was a mechanical engineer and a Syrian-born Armenian mother who was an accountant.[3] He received his early education from the Dubai American Academy. For further studies, he went to the United Kingdom and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester.[3]
Career
In January 2019, he founded online events company Hopin.[4] In March 2021, the company was valued at $5.65 billion, and Boufarhat's stake in the company made him the UK's youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 26.[4][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Times, The Sunday. "Johnny Boufarhat net worth — Sunday Times Rich List 2021". https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/johnny-boufarhat-net-worth-sunday-times-rich-list-2wdtmd3cb.
- ↑ Munbodh, Emma; Scheerhout, John (May 25, 2021). "The Manchester Uni grad who has become Britain's youngest self-made billionaire". https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/boring-university-manchester-graduate-who-20677769.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shah, Oliver. "Interview: Johnny Boufarhat — the steak-fuelled genius behind Hopin who is a billionaire at 26". https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/interview-johnny-boufarhat-the-steak-fuelled-genius-behind-hopin-who-is-a-billionaire-at-26-pfg8k9lqf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Johnny Boufarhat". https://www.forbes.com/profile/johnny-boufarhat/.