Markus Persson

Markus Alexej Persson (born 1 June 1979), better known as Notch, is a Swedish game designer. He is famous for creating the video game Minecraft.^[1] Persson started the company Mojang AB in 2009. On September 15, 2014, he announced that he would be leaving the company, and soon after he left.^[2]

He sold the company to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, making him a billionaire. In 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at $1.2 billion.^[3]

References

↑ "About". Mojang. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
↑ Karmali, Luke. "Notch on leaving Mojang: It's about my sanity". Retrieved 8 May 2011.
↑ "Markus Persson". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

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[mojang-1] "About". Mojang. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[micro-2] Karmali, Luke. "Notch on leaving Mojang: It's about my sanity". Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[3] "Markus Persson". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

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v t e Minecraft
Other Games	Minecraft: Story Mode Minecraft Dungeons Minecraft Earth Minecraft Legends
People	Mojang Markus Persson Jens Bergensten
Servers	2b2t Hypixel Wynncraft
Related	"Minecraft Multiplayer Fun"
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v t e Mojang Studios
Minecraft	Minecraft Minecraft Dungeons Minecraft Legends Minecraft Earth Minecraft: Story Mode
Other games	Minicraft
People	Markus Persson Jens Bergensten Daniel Rosenfeld
Parent company: Microsoft Studios (Microsoft)