Sergey Brin

From Soviet Refugee to Co-Creating the World's Information

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Sergey Brin

Net Worth

$110B

Born

1973 (age 53)

Country

Soviet Union

Occupation

Co-Founder of Google, Former President of Alphabet

Gender

male

Generation

Gen X

Marital Status

divorced

Children

2

Single Parent Household

No

Education

Master's

University

University of Maryland, Stanford University

Industries

tech, business

Wealth Category

billionaire

Wealth Origin

self-made

First-Gen Wealth

Yes

Immigrant

Yes

Overcame

  • • Fled Soviet Union as a refugee at age 6
  • • Mother diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
  • • Faced antitrust scrutiny over Google's market dominance

Sergey Brin is the co-founder of Google and former President of Alphabet. Born in the Soviet Union, he immigrated to America at age 6 and later partnered with Larry Page to develop the search engine that revolutionized how the world accesses information. He has been a driving force behind Google's moonshot projects including self-driving cars and augmented reality.

Career Timeline

1973

Born in Moscow, Soviet Union

1979 Age 6
Turning Point

Family emigrated to the United States as refugees

1993 Age 20
Milestone

Graduated from University of Maryland with degrees in computer science and mathematics

1995 Age 22
Turning Point

Earned master's from Stanford; met Larry Page in PhD program

1998 Age 25
Milestone

Dropped out of Stanford PhD; co-founded Google with Larry Page

2004 Age 31
Milestone

Google IPO at $85 per share

2006 Age 33
Achievement

Acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion

2007 Age 34
Achievement

Acquired Android, entering mobile operating systems

2015 Age 42
Milestone

Became President of Alphabet after corporate restructuring

2019 Age 46
Turning Point

Stepped down as President of Alphabet

Notable Quotes

"We came to the United States with nothing, and the United States gave us everything."

— Interview, 2009

"Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world."