Shayne Coplan
| ← Previous revision | Revision as of 03:26, 20 April 2026 | ||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{Infobox person |
{{Infobox person |
||
| name = Shayne Coplan |
| name = Shayne Coplan |
||
| |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|14}} |
||
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |
|||
| caption = |
|||
| |
| death_date = |
||
| |
| death_place = |
||
| |
| education = [[New York University]] (attended) |
||
| occupation = Entrepreneur, technologist |
|||
| known_for = Founder and CEO of [[Polymarket]] |
| known_for = Founder and CEO of [[Polymarket]] |
||
| years_active = 2020–present |
| years_active = 2020–present |
||
| website = |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Shayne Coplan''' (born 1998) is an American entrepreneur and technologist, best known as the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of [[Polymarket]], a cryptocurrency-based [[prediction market]].{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/11/03/polymarket-ceo-shayne-coplan-crypto-betting-site-us-presidential-election-harris-trump-odds/|title=Who is Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan? The 26-year-old’s crypto betting site is taking U.S. politics by storm|first1=Jeff John|last1=Roberts|first2=Niamh|last2=Rowe|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=2024-11-03}}{{Cite Q|Q131195855|access-date=2024-11-15}} In October 2025, he became the world's youngest self-made billionaire according to the ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'', with an estimated net worth of US$1.0 billion according to ''[[Forbes]]''. |
'''Shayne Coplan''' (born 1998) is an American entrepreneur and technologist, best known as the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of [[Polymarket]], a cryptocurrency-based [[prediction market]].{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/11/03/polymarket-ceo-shayne-coplan-crypto-betting-site-us-presidential-election-harris-trump-odds/|title=Who is Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan? The 26-year-old’s crypto betting site is taking U.S. politics by storm|first1=Jeff John|last1=Roberts|first2=Niamh|last2=Rowe|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=2024-11-03}}{{Cite Q|Q131195855|access-date=2024-11-15}} In October 2025, he became the world's youngest self-made billionaire according to the ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'', with an estimated net worth of US$1.0 billion according to ''[[Forbes]]''. |
||
| Line 37: | Line 35: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coplan, Shayne}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coplan, Shayne}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:1998 births]] |
[[Category:1998 births]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:American company founders]] |
[[Category:American company founders]] |
||
[[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] |
[[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:People associated with Ethereum]] |
[[Category:People associated with Ethereum]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
