Forbes The 400 Richest Americans

#106, McGovern, Patrick Joseph

Net Worth: $2.0 billion
Source: Media/Entertainment, IDG
Self made

Age: 67
Marital Status: married , 4 children , 1 divorce
Hometown: Hollis , NH
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Arts / Science

Earned MIT scholarship after designing unbeatable tic-tac-toe computer program. Worked on college computer magazine. Founded International Data Group 1964 to provide market research to computer makers. Launched Computerworld in 1967; later, PC World, Macworld. Added instructional books via popular Dummies series, trade shows. Today IDG publishes 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries, 400 technology-related Web sites. Big inroads in Asia: plans to invest $100 million in Vietnam, $200 million in India over the next 10 years.

Source: Forbes.com

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