Biz Stone

American blogger; co-founder of Twitter

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Born: March 10, 1974
Age in 2026: 52
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1974

About Biz Stone

Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone (born March 10, 1974) is an American entrepreneur who is a co-founder of Twitter, among other tech companies. Stone was the creative director at Xanga from 1999 to 2001. Stone co-founded Jelly, with Ben Finkel. Jelly was launched in 2014 and was a search engine driven by visual imagery and discovery. Stone was Jelly's CEO until its acquisition by Pinterest in 2017. == Education == Stone was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1974. He graduated from Wellesley High School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He attended Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts Boston, but did not graduate from either. == Career == Stone started his career moving boxes at Little, Brown and Company while at university in Boston. He was promoted as a book cover designer and left school to work full-time.

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Career and life highlights

Stone co-founded the social network Twitter in 2006 and left the company in 2011.
In 2015, Stone's Twitter won an Emmy and Stone received CIPR's most prestigious accolade for leadership at the forefront of developing new forms of media.
Upon delivering the 2011 commencement, Babson College awarded Stone their highest honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws. and is a Fellow at Oxford University.

Biz Stone timeline

1999Stone was the creative director at Xanga from 1999 to 2001.
2006Stone co-founded the social network Twitter in 2006 and left the company in 2011.
2011Upon delivering the 2011 commencement, Babson College awarded Stone their highest honorary degree, a Doctor of Laws. and is a Fellow at Oxford University.
2015In 2015, Stone's Twitter won an Emmy and Stone received CIPR's most prestigious accolade for leadership at the forefront of developing new forms of media.

The world when Biz Stone was born

Biz Stone was born in 1974. 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 1974

#1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
Top movieThe Godfather Part II
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
Defining fadStreaking
Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

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

Measure	1974	2026
Gas	$0.53	$3.45/gal
Average home	$25,200	$435,000
Average income	$14,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.87	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.10	$0.73
Population	213.9M	341 million

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