How much is John Carmack worth?
| Net Worth: | $35 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Computer Programmer |
| Date of Birth: | August 20, 1970 (age 52) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) |
About John Carmack
John Carmack, whose full name is John D. Carmack II, is an American computer programmer, engineer, and video game developer. He was first introduced to the video games in the late 1970s during his pre-teen years, and just a few years later, he became one of the co-founders of the video game company id Software.
Besides his very successful company, he is also known for being the lead programmer of the games Doom Quake, Commander Keen, and Wolfstein 3D and for his passion for NASA and auto car racing.
Carmack became famous when he co-founded the id Software company and began developing games. He was born on August 20, 1970, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He’s the son of Stan Carmack, a local television news reporter. He was raised in the metropolitan area of Kansas City and became interested in computers at a very early age. By the time he was first introduced to video games, he attended the Shawnee Mission East High School.
In the late 1970s, during his pre-teen years, he began playing Space Invaders. He then spent some time playing the arcade game Pac-Man. The maze chase arcade left a strong impression on him and its game developer, Shigeru Miyamoto, became his biggest inspiration. At the age of 14, Carmack took part in a group of children that tole the Apple II computers from their school, a story that to this day remains popular in the Missouri area. After his graduation from the Raytown South High School, he enrolled at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
What made the computer programmer and game developer so rich were his many creations and innovations. In the early 1990s, after he withdrew from the University of Missouri, he began working as a freelance programmer. His skills impressed the computer company Softdisk (based in Shreveport, Louisiana) so they hired him to work on the Apple II publication Softdisk G-S.
Throughout the 1990s, Carmack became one of the pioneers of various techniques in computer graphics. He popularized the use of the adaptive tile refresh in Commander Keen, binary space partitioning in Doom, surface caching in Quake, and ray casting in Hovertank, Catacomb, and Wolfenstein 3D. In the final years of the decade, through his many professions, the computer programmer had earned a net worth into the millions of dollars.
In the early years of the new century, he became interested in rocketry, which was one of his hobbies during his youth. He then began working with Armadillo Aerospace and competed in various NASA contests, from which they won many of the events.
In the last two decades John Carmack’s net worth has increased substantially with revenues from the games he has programmed have increased. As of 2023, Carmack’s has built a net worth estimated to be $35 million.
The success of John Carmack comes from his successful video game company and series. In February 1991, he teamed up with his friends and colleagues John Romero, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack for the establishment of their own video game developer id Software LLC. Also at that time, he was involved with the creation of many video games such as Commander Keen, Doom, Shadowcaster, Spear of Destiny, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D, Catacomb, and Rescue Rover.
Thanks to his contribution as both an engineer and video game developer, Carmack has won numerous awards and achievements. Since his rise in the 1990s, he has been constantly named among the most influential people in computer gaming and technology and has been included in a number of hall of fames. Among some of his awards are Lifetime Achievement Award, BAFTA Fellowship Award, and Two Emmys. He also appeared in numerous television productions such as Doom Nation, Game Zombie TV, and Next World to name a few.
Summing-Up
John Carmack is a technical director, engine programmer, and video game developer that became famous in the 1990s. He gained fame when he became one of the co-founders of the game developer id Software. Shortly, after he played an important role in the creation of video games such as Doom, Rage, Wolfenstein, and Catacomb to name a few.
Apart from the many video games that he developed, Carmack is also known for his contribution to Armadillo Aerospace and numerous collaborations with the giant NASA. As of now, his net worth is estimated to be $35 million and this computer programmer is widely-praised for his contribution to technology and video games.
