Kenji Kasahara (笠原 健治, Kenji Kasahara, born December 6, 1975 in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Mixi, a social networking site. He is ranked as the 37th richest Japanese person.

Timeline

1997: (21 years old)

• Created the job information website Find Job!.

1999: (23 years old)

• Founded eMercury Inc.

2004: (28 years old)

• Launched the Social network service Mixi.

2008: (32 years old)

• He climbed onto 37th of Japan's 40 Richest. Forbes reported Kasahara as having $740 million.^[1]

2015: (39 years old)

• He launched FamilyAlbum, a Private Family Photo-Sharing App.^[2]