David Filo

David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!

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Born: April 20, 1966
Age in 2026: 60
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1966

About David Filo

David Robert Filo is an American billionaire businessman and the co-founder of Yahoo! with classmate Jerry Yang. His Filo Server Program, written in the C programming language, was the server-side software used to dynamically serve variable web pages, called Filo Server Pages, on visits to early versions of the Yahoo! website. In February 1994, he co-created with Jerry Yang an Internet website called "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web", consisting of a directory of other websites. Yahoo! became very popular, and Filo and Yang realized the business potential and co-founded Yahoo! In 2005, he gave $30 million to his alma mater, Tulane University, for use in its School of Engineering.

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David Filo timeline

1994In February 1994, he co-created with Jerry Yang an Internet website called "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web", consisting of a directory of other websites.
2005In 2005, he gave $30 million to his alma mater, Tulane University, for use in its School of Engineering.

The world when David Filo was born

David Filo was born in 1966. 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 1966

#1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
Top movieA Man for All Seasons
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
Defining fadBatman TV show craze
Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

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

Measure	1966	2026
Gas	$0.32	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,200	$435,000
Average income	$9,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.09	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	196.6M	341 million

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