Markus Persson AKA Notch Net Worth

What is Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson's net worth? Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson's net worth is $40 million dollars. Born in Ystad, Sweden, Markus Alexej "Notch" Persson began programming while still in elementary school, using a Commodore computer. He began developing his own games soon after, and created his first complete game at age 8. After finishing school, he worked for King.com. In 2010, he formed Mojang, a game developing company with Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser. The first release from Mojang was "Minecraft", which had a successful demo release in 2009. The game debuted to widespread acclaim and popularity. He served as lead designer until 2011. In addition to "Minecraft", he has also worked on the photo-sharing service, "Jalbum", as well as the games, "Scrolls" and "0x10c". He has also entered a number of successful games in the Ludum Dare 48-hour game competition. When not programming, he also records and releases electronic music under the name, Markus Alexei.

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