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17-Years-Old Boy' Creator of World's Biggest COVID-19 Tracker, Refuses $8 Milion offer.


Do you know that the world best COVID-19 tracker is run by a 17-years boy? A High School Boy. In an interview the teenage Boy disclosed he refused $8 Million Dollars for his website, according to the Washington Post

Speaking in an interview to the news portal, the 17-years-old boy, Avi Schiffman, owner of the world largest Coronavirus tracker said that the COVID-19 tracker is now taking about 100% of his free time and rejected $8 Millon Dollars offer and refuses to accept Ads in his website to preserve the UI.
Why the 17-years old Boy, Avi Schiffman refused $8 millions is to preserve his COVUD-19 tracker website reputation.

The Washington based teenage Boy, Schiffman is the owner of the world most used COVID-19 tracker in the world and it has over 30million visitors per day, and 700million viewer, yet refused to add Ads, advertisements to the sites
While Speaking to news portal, Schiffman said he refused an offer worth $8 Million for his website

However, I would have earned more than $30 Million by putting my own ads on the website, I don't want profit from the Coronavirus tracker.He said.

I am 17- years but I don't need the $8 Million Dollar from the COVID-19 project,it's not for profiteer

He added, that he don't want an advertisement and any reasons that could ruins the site's UI, according to Schiffman, pop-up could ruins the UI and views experiences.

He said, I don't want to sell the site because doing so would remove his access and control over the Coronavirus tracker.

He wish not to contract and obligate to users to run the site, sort or alter changes in the website.H said many user doesn't have strong internet connection and thereby adding Ads would slow down the website Coronavirus tracker functions.

Schiffman, said he don't want to add a donation Button to his website for those who want to donate fund because he don't want to leave a stain in the website in the future.

Meanwhile, the 17- Years-old boy has received serveral Job offers, and refused to accept offer including Microsoft offer, He said he want to pursue on his own projects, adding that he is pleased with he made as results of Coronavirus tracking and now he could convince few visitors to read his project plans

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