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Evan Spiegel has already made $1.5 billion off Snapchat's IPO

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Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in its initial public offering, aiming to raise $3 billion.

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Evan Spiegel was already a very rich man. But by the end of the day today, he'll be an even richer man. Snap, Inc. - the company behind Snapchat - started trading Thursday morning in its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange. Going public means that $SNAP can start publicly trading as a stock, meaning you can go buy some right now. Before, the company was privately held, meaning there was no public market to buy and sell Snap shares. Snap shares jumped almost immediately after they started trading, adding 50 percent (as of mid-afternoon in New York). That means Spiegel's stake in Snapchat increased in value by a cool $1.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. Spiegel owns 21.8 percent of class A common stock in the "camera company," as he likes to call it. With the $17 stock price, Snap is valued at $24 billion. The company aimed to raise $3 billion in capital through the IPO. Along with all his money, Spiegel and his co-founder will maintain control of the company. Spiegel's 21.8 percent of stock along with co-founder Bobby Murphy's 21.8 percent stake ensure that the two founders will still control Snap even once investors buy large stakes in the company, thanks in part to the company's structure that gives different types of stock different voting power. Spiegel, 26, made $2.4 million as CEO in 2016, but has said he will reduce his annual salary to $1 now that...

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Event
IPO

What this signalsA public listing often brings new spend on compliance, reporting and infrastructure.

Amount
$3B
Location
New York, New York, United States
Round
IPO
Financing type
Ipo

Companies

  • New York Stock ExchangeRelated companynyse.com

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Numbers

Amount (USD)
$3B

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Jul 25, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
goes_public

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  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
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  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

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  • signal_nameValue in the API
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    "title": "Evan Spiegel has already made $1.5 billion off Snapchat's IPO - Mashable",
    "excerpt": "Evan Spiegel was already a very rich man. But by the end of the day today, he'll be an even richer man. Snap, Inc. - the company behind Snapchat - started trading Thursday morning in its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange. Going public means that $SNAP can start publicly trading as a stock, meaning you can go buy some right now. Before, the company was privately held, meaning there was no public market to buy and sell Snap shares. Snap shares jumped almost immediately after they started trading, adding 50 percent (as of mid-afternoon in New York). That means Spiegel's stake in Snapchat increased in value by a cool $1.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. Spiegel owns 21.8 percent of class A common stock in the \"camera company,\" as he likes to call it. With the $17 stock price, Snap is valued at $24 billion. The company aimed to raise $3 billion in capital through the IPO. Along with all his money, Spiegel and his co-founder will maintain control of the company. Spiegel's 21.8 percent of stock along with co-founder Bobby Murphy's 21.8 percent stake ensure that the two founders will still control Snap even once investors buy large stakes in the company, thanks in part to the company's structure that gives different types of stock different voting power. Spiegel, 26, made $2.4 million as CEO in 2016, but has said he will reduce his annual salary to $1 now that...",
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