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Markus Persson

Swedish video game programmer and founder of Mojang (born 1979)

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Markus Persson is a Swedish video game programmer who founded Mojang, the company behind the wildly popular game Minecraft. He is significant because Minecraft became one of the most successful and influential video games ever created, shaping modern gaming culture and making him a prominent figure in the tech and gaming industries.

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Markus Alexej Persson (/ˈpɪərsən/ PEER-sən, Swedish: [ˈmǎrːkɵs ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ; born 1 June 1979), known by the pseudonym Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is the creator of Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.

Persson began developing video games at an early age. His commercial success began after he published an early version of Minecraft in 2009. Prior to the game's official retail release in 2011, it had sold over four million copies. After this point Persson stood down as the lead designer and transferred his creative authority to Jens Bergensten. In September 2014 Persson announced his intention to leave Mojang, and in November of that year the company was sold to Microsoft reportedly for US$2.5 billion, which made him a billionaire.