Avi Schiffmann

Avi Schiffmann is an American web developer and high school student from Mercer Island, Washington who built one of the biggest websites for worldwide information on the spread of the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19.[1] He launched the website, called nCoV2019.live in early January 2020. As of late-April 2020 over 600 million people have visited this website, which was getting about 30 million visitors each day.[2] Schiffmann began teaching himself how to code when he was seven years old, mostly by watching YouTube videos. In addition to his coronavirus tracker, Schiffmann has made more than 30 other websites. He was offered $8 million to put ads on his site, which he turned down.[3][4][5][6]

Avi Schiffmann
Born (2002-10-26) October 26, 2002
California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationMercer Island High School
Known forWeb development
Websitencov2019.live/about

For his work, he has been featured on numerous news outlets and was named Person of the Year at the 2020 Webby Awards.[7]

Personal life

Schiffmann is Jewish. Schiffmann's mother is a physician and his father is a biologist. He is also an avid skier.[4]

References
  1. "17-year-old creates world's biggest online coronavirus tracker". The Express Tribune. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. George, Dhruv (April 13, 2020). "Teenage Gamer Turns Down $8 Million for Coronavirus-Tracking Website". EssentiallySports. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. Crane, Brent. "The High Schooler Who Became a COVID-19 Watchdog". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  4. Ghert-Z, Renee. "Updated every minute, 17-year-old whiz kid's coronavirus site used by millions". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. Evans, Hannah. "Avi Schiffmann interview: the teenage tech genius who built a coronavirus-tracking website". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  6. Schlosser, Kurt. "Viral sensation: Seattle kid who built coronavirus website catches eye of a top Twitter tastemaker". GeekWire. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. Sachs, Sunshine (May 19, 2020). "Winners Announced for the 24th Annual Webby Awards -- The Webby Awards" (Press release). New York. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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