Andreas Thorstensson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andreas Thorstensson
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Jan 29, 1979(1979-01-29)
Age	45
Birthplace	Sweden
Country	Sweden
Horoscope	Aquarius

Andreas Thorstensson Biography

Andreas Thorstensson is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on January 29, 1979 in Sweden, Sweden. Swedish businessman, web developer, and former professional gamer who was an influential innovator in electronic sports.

He and Shigeru Miyamoto played major roles in the development of gaming.

Andreas Thorstensson (born January 29, 1979) is a Swedish entrepreneur, web developer and former professional gamer of Counter-Strike, playing under the in-game name bds. Having worked alongside Alexander T. Müller-Rodic as one of two managing directors for the professional electronic sports organization SK Gaming from 2001 to 2009, he created a popular social platform for gaming enthusiasts to congregate and to introduce a stronger awareness to a wider audience. Of Thorstensson’s achievements, he is well known for his gaming tools and articles about the Counter-Strike netcode and also for Frag or Die, the single-most downloaded Counter-Strike video to date.

Thorstensson’s first widespread attention began with his creation of the news aggregator GeekBoys.org in 1999. Together with his co-workers, Thorstensson turned his attention to the fledgling medium of electronic sports, which he dedicated GeekBoys’ resources as a gaming clan and news syndicate. With the popularity of GeekBoys increasing, Thorstensson, now known by the pseudonym of “bds”, achieved several record-breaking feats. According to statistics, he became the single dominant global-recognized Counter-Strike demo player. As one of his most-recognized achievements as a player, Thorstensson created Frag or Die, which remains the most-popular frag display to date. Additionally, to improve the accessibility of demos, a program called GeekPlay was created, in order to allow immediate initialization of demo play. On September 23, 2001, the German electronic sports organization Schroet Kommando announced the acquisition of his Scandinavian-based team, as a second Counter-Strike squad. With the individuals of Geekboys transitioning to Schroet Kommando, the original GeekBoys website was sold to Swedes David Garpenstahl and Mattias Hjelmstedt. Over the following months, the two communities would slowly merge as the squad operated under the moniker of “SK.Geekboys”. During 2001, Thorstensson was also involved with the creation of XSReality.com, which altered its name and changed hands to Englishman Sujoy Roy, eventually becoming ESReality.com. Today, ESReality remains immensely popular as an electronic sports platform.

His parents raised him in Stockholm. His passion for programming began when he was 10 and his father bought the 386SX-20.

Andreas Thorstensson Net Worth

Andreas Thorstensson is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andreas Thorstensson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was hired as a senior programmer by Spray Network in 1997 when he was 18.

He helped create the hit game Counter-Strike, working specifically on its coding.

Andreas Thorstensson was born on January 29, 1979, in Stockholm, Sweden. According to Thorstensson, his intrigue with programming began in 1989, at the age of ten, with his father’s purchase of the 386SX-20. In 1992, he began programming with C and had begun playing video games. Early on, Thorstensson worked to establish a foothold in the technical work industry by beginning as a senior programmer at the recently founded internet company Spray Network in August 1997, until December 1999. In the meantime, he began working as a senior programmer for Razorfish in January 1999 until December of that year. He had a year-long stint as the technical chief for the internet broadcasting company he created called SPRAYdio from January to December 2000. From January to December 2001, Thorstensson worked as a Technical Creative Director for the digital marketing company, Abel & Baker.

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He is widely regarded as one of the most influential innovators for esports, having assisted with establishing standards for player management and gaming communities. Beyond his esports career, he is well known for his many startups such as SPRAYdio, XSReality, ESN, Toborrow and EQT Ventures. In December 2018, Thorstensson co-founded the technology and services company, Popdog, marking his return to the esports scene.

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Andreas Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Andreas Thorstensson celebrates birthday on January 29 of every year.