Adam Powell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Powell
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1976(1976-12-20)
Age	48
Birthplace	Newport
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Newport
Horoscope	Aquarius

Adam Powell Biography

Adam Powell is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on December 20, 1976 in Newport, Newport, United Kingdom. Adam James Powell (born 20 December 1976) is a Welsh computer programmer, game designer and businessman. He is the co-founder of Neopets and Meteor Games.

In April 2000, Powell negotiated a significant investment in Neopets.com and transferred the company from the UK to Los Angeles, US. After the relocation, Powell remained on staff as creative director and technical lead. Under Powell’s management, Neopets went from its initial launch to over 140 million accounts and 5 billion pageviews per month. On 20 June 2005, Viacom bought Neopets, Inc. for US$160 million.

In 2007, Adam and Donna Powell founded Meteor Games, an independent online gaming studio committed to developing immersive and innovative games spanning the web, social networks, and mobile devices. As of February 2011 Meteor Games hadn’t raised any venture capital and was profitable

Powell continued to work for Neopets.com until June 2007, aiding the transition following the purchase and continuing to develop high-end concepts for the site.

Powell first had the idea of Neopets in 1997, while studying at the University of Nottingham. He and Donna Powell (formerly Donna Williams) started programming the site in September 1999, and launched the site two months later on 15 November 1999. Powell programmed the entire site, and created most of the original activities and games.

Adam Powell Net Worth

Adam Powell is one of the richest Businessperson from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Powell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Powell attended the University of Nottingham from 1995 to 1998 studying for a computer science degree. During his time at Nottingham, Powell created Dark Heart released in 1996, a popular MUD based on the DikuMUD code.

In 1997, Powell started Shout! Advertising, a UK-based advertising company which operated the third largest click-through program on the Internet by mid-1999. He also co-founded Netmagic, a successful business which designed and sold online banner advertising. Then in July 1999, he founded Powlex, which focused on web page design.

Powell has creative design and writing credits on a wide variety of Neopets products including SCEA’s 2006 PlayStation Portable release Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing, Wizards of the Coast September 2003 release the Neopets Trading Card Game and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc’s 2005 release Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, for the PlayStation 2.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Adam Powell Dating?

According to our records, Adam Powell married to Donna Powell. As of December 1, 2023, Adam Powell’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Adam Powell celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

What happened to Adam Clayton Powell?

Death. In April 1972, Powell became gravely ill and was flown to a Miami hospital from his home in Bimini. He died there on April 4, 1972, at the age of 63, from acute prostatitis, according to contemporary newspaper accounts.

Who is Powell in Godfather of Harlem?

Preview. Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) may be the one making criminal calls in Epix’s Godfather of Harlem, but it’s Giancarlo Esposito’s Congressman Adam Clayton Powell who is making political moves.

What church did Adam Clayton Powell pastor?

On November 1, 1937, Powell succeeded his father as pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.

Where is Adam Clayton Powell the third?

Adam Clayton Powell III (born 1946) is an American journalist, media executive, and scholar who currently serves as Director of Washington Policy Initiatives for the University of Southern California and University Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

How old is Clayton Powell?

63 years (1908–1972)