Age, Biography, and Wiki
Palmer Luckey, born on September 19, 1992, in Long Beach, California, is a renowned American entrepreneur and inventor. He is best known as the founder of Oculus VR, a company that revolutionized the field of virtual reality with the Oculus Rift headset. Luckey's journey into the world of technology began at a young age, with interests in electronics and engineering. After leaving Oculus in 2017, he went on to found Anduril Industries, a defense technology company focused on military applications.
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| Date of Birth | 19 September 1992 |
| Age | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
As of now, there is no publicly available information about Palmer Luckey's height, weight, or body measurements.
Luckey developed a series of prototypes exploring features like 3D stereoscopy, wireless, and extreme 270-degree field-of-view, while also decreasing the size and weight of his systems. He shared regular updates on his progress on MTBS3D, a forum frequented by a small number of virtual reality enthusiasts. He called his 6th-generation unit the "Oculus Rift", which was intended to be sold as a do-it-yourself kit on Kickstarter to fellow enthusiasts. He launched Oculus VR in April 2012 to facilitate the official launch of the Kickstarter campaign.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Palmer Luckey is married to Nicole Edelmann, whom he wed in 2019. The couple has one child together.
As a child he was homeschooled by his mother, took sailing lessons, and developed an intense interest in electronics and engineering. He took courses at Golden West College and Long Beach City College beginning at the age of 14 or 15, and then at California State University, Long Beach in 2010. He later majored in journalism at CSU Long Beach, where he also wrote and was online editor for the university's student-run newspaper, the Daily 49er.
In 2009, when he was 16, he began building VR headsets of his own design. Existing head-mounted displays in the market suffered from low contrast and field-of-view, high latency and cost, and extreme bulk and weight. He completed his first prototype, called PR1, at age 17 in his parents' garage, which featured a 90-degree field of view, low latency, and built-in haptic feedback. Ultimately, he built more than 50 head-mounted displays. To fund these projects, he earned at least US$36,000 by fixing and reselling damaged iPhones and working part-time as a groundskeeper, youth sailing coach, and computer repair technician.
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Net Worth
In 2016, Luckey was listed as number 22 on Forbes' List of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40. His net worth is not publicly disclosed, but it is known that he amassed significant wealth following the acquisition of Oculus VR by Facebook in 2014 for approximately $2 billion.
Oculus VR was acquired by Facebook in March 2014 for US$2 billion. Although Luckey's share was not made public, Forbes magazine estimated the founder's net worth to be $700 million in 2015.
Social Network
Palmer Luckey maintains a relatively low public profile on social media platforms, focusing more on his professional endeavors rather than personal online presence.
The jury trial completed on February 2, 2017. The jury found that Luckey had violated a non-disclosure agreement he had with ZeniMax, but awarded zero damages on this charge, judging the harm as de minimis. Though the jury found that Oculus, Facebook, Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, and John Carmack did not misappropriate or steal trade secrets and technology, they awarded a combined total of $500 million in damages for copyright infringement related to the marketing of the Oculus Rift, with Luckey responsible for $50 million of the total.
In March 2017, Palmer Luckey left Facebook, and stopped his involvement with Oculus VR. No explanation for the departure was given by either party. As part of testimony before the United States Senate in April 2018, Senator Ted Cruz asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, "Why was Palmer Luckey fired?" Zuckerberg refused to get into the "specific personnel matter", saying only that "it was not because of a political view".
In November 2018, The Wall Street Journal obtained access to internal Facebook emails which suggested the matter was discussed at the highest levels of the company. Facebook executives, including Zuckerberg, reportedly pressured Luckey to publicly voice support for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, despite his support for then Republican nominee Donald Trump. After his firing, Luckey hired an employment lawyer, and together negotiated a payout of at least $100 million, arguing that the company had violated California law for allegedly pressuring the executive to voice support for Johnson and for punishing an employee for political activity.
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, who moved from the Ads team to leading the Oculus division four months after Luckey's departure, issued a series of tweets in November 2018 (subsequently deleted) denying wrongdoing on the part of Facebook, saying "Politics had nothing to do with Palmer's departure." Facebook likewise denied Luckey had been fired for supporting Trump, stating "We can say unequivocally that Palmer's departure was not due to his political views." In an interview with 60 Minutes in May of 2025, Luckey stated that, "Well, you know, everyone's got a different story, but it boils down to I gave $9,000 to a political group that was for Donald Trump and against Hillary Clinton."
In September 2020, Luckey announced through Twitter that Anduril had received a contract worth $967M for the Advanced Battle Management Systems (ABMS), a cutting-edge multi-billion dollar project by the U.S. Air Force.
In 2015, a Forbes article stated that Luckey lived in a shared house with several others where they regularly played multiplayer videogames and typically wore casual clothes like shorts, T-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, and sandals.
The character Keenan Feldspar, played by Haley Joel Osment, who appeared on several episodes of the HBO TV show Silicon Valley in 2017, was speculated by some to be based on Luckey. Like Luckey, Feldspar is a young entrepreneur who became rich after selling his VR technology, and who tends to wear Hawaiian shirts.
In September 2016, Luckey donated $10,000 to an organization called "Nimble America" with the stated purpose of "educating the community on our ideals of America First, Smart Trade, Legal Immigration, and Ethical Behavior." Luckey offered to match further contributions from r/The_Donald users for 48 hours after the announcement. Luckey later issued an apology, stating on his Facebook page, "I am deeply sorry that my actions are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus and its partners." He stated that he acted independently, not as a representative of Oculus VR. The Wall Street Journal later reported that Luckey had been pressured into making this statement as a condition of employment.
Education
Luckey was homeschooled by his mother and began taking courses at Golden West College and Long Beach City College at the age of 14 or 15. He later attended California State University, Long Beach, where he majored in journalism. During his college years, he also worked as an engineer in the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Southern California.
While attending college, he also worked part-time as an engineer in the Mixed Reality Lab (MxR) of the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) at the University of Southern California designing cost-effective virtual reality systems for BRAVEMIND, a U.S. Army Research Laboratory effort to treat veterans suffering from PTSD.
John Carmack of id Software, a game developer famous for his work on the Doom and Quake video game series, requested a prototype headset from Luckey, who lent it to Carmack free of charge. Carmack used it to demonstrate id Software's Doom 3: BFG Edition on the device at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012. With the resulting attention of thousands of people suddenly drawn to the Rift, Luckey dropped out of university to focus on it full-time.
During a 2024 speaking event at Pepperdine University, Luckey said "I’m a propagandist, I’ll twist the truth, I’ll put forward only my version of it if I think that’s going to propagandize people to believe what I need them to believe."
