Kevin Systrom

Kevin Systrom, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram

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Born: December 30, 1983
Age in 2026: 43
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1983

About Kevin Systrom

Kevin Systrom (born December 30, 1983) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Instagram, along with Mike Krieger. Kevin Systrom was included on the list of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016. Under Systrom as CEO, Instagram became a fast growing app, with 800 million monthly users as of September 2017. He resigned as the CEO of Instagram on September 24, 2018. Meta Platforms (then Facebook, Inc.) bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, a large sum at that time for a company that had 13 employees. Instagram today has over three billion users and contributes over $20 billion to Meta Platforms's annual revenue. He worked at Boston Beat, a vinyl record music.

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Kevin Systrom timeline

2012Meta Platforms (then Facebook, Inc.) bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, a large sum at that time for a company that had 13 employees.
2016Kevin Systrom was included on the list of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016.
2017Under Systrom as CEO, Instagram became a fast growing app, with 800 million monthly users as of September 2017.

The world when Kevin Systrom was born

Kevin Systrom was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1983

#1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
Top movieTerms of Endearment
Top TV showDallas
Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kevin Systrom's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1983	2026
Gas	$1.16	$3.45/gal
Average home	$70,300	$435,000
Average income	$24,580	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.20	$0.73
Population	233.8M	341 million

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