Max Lytvyn
Max Lytvyn (Ukrainian: Макс Литвин) is a Ukrainian programmer and billionaire, co-founder of Grammarly.
Biography
He studied at the English-language International Christian University (a Kyiv higher education institution that existed until 2013)[1].
In 2004, he went to study at the University of Toronto for a master's program[2].
In 2004, together with Oleksiy Shevchenko, he launched his first company, MyDropbox in Toronto[3][4]. Their service checked student papers for plagiarism. By 2007, it was used by 800 universities[5]. A year later, Shevchenko and Lytvyn sold the service to Blackboard. Under the agreement, Max worked at Blackboard for another two years.
In 2009, together with Oleksiy Shevchenko and Dmytro Lider, he founded Grammarly — an online service for checking English text spelling and grammar[6]. In 2019, the company became valued at $1 billion. In 2021 — $13 billion[7][8][9].
Net Worth
- In 2020, Max Lytvyn's net worth was $250 million, ranking 36th on the Forbes list of the richest Ukrainians.
- In 2022, Max Lytvyn's net worth was $4 billion (in February) and $2.3 billion (in December), ranking 2nd on the Forbes list of the richest Ukrainians[10].
- In 2023, "NV. Business" estimated Max Lytvyn's net worth at $865 million. He ranked 7th on the list of the richest Ukrainians.[11]
References
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- ^ "Максим Литвин — біографія співзасновника Grammarly". abiznes.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "Max Lytvyn from Grammarly, about the project, hiring policy and more". replyua.net. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Grammarly — artificial intelligence made in Ukraine". Business Arena (in Russian). 2017-05-15. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Successful Ukrainian startups: The case of Grammarly". Ukrainian Cluster Alliance. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
- ^ "How Grammarly spent 10 years becoming Ukraine's first "unicorn"". Vector (in Russian). 2019-10-11. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Ukraine's most expensive startup is worth $13 billion. How the net worth of Grammarly founders is now estimated — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Russian). 2021-11-18. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "A "spell checker" worth $13 billion. How Ukrainian Grammarly manages to conquer the world". LIGA (in Ukrainian). 2021-11-18. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "Grammarly raises fresh funds at $13 billion valuation". Reuters. 2021-11-18. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ^ "20 richest Ukrainians of 2022 — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "They taught the world to write in English. How Grammarly founders Shevchenko and Lytvyn made it into the top ten richest Ukrainians". NV (in Ukrainian). 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2025-04-10.