Hiroyuki Nishimura
| Hiroyuki Nishimura | |
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| 西村 博之 (Japanese) | |
| Nishimura in 2005 | |
| Born | 16 November 1976 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | 
| Other names | hiroyuki (ひろゆき) | 
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Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 博之, Nishimura Hiroyuki; born 16 November 1976) is a Japanese internet entrepreneur. He founded the message board 2channel, and is an administrator of 4chan. He is also a self-help author and TV personality.: PT38 He is often known by his given name, hiroyuki (ひろゆき), which he uses, rendered intentionally in lowercase, both as a pen name and as a username.
Until February 2013, he was a director of, and advisor to, Niwango, operator of the video-sharing service niconico.
Christopher Poole, the founder of 4chan, formally announced on 21 September 2015, that he had sold the website to Nishimura. After a dispute with 2channel's hosting provider, Nishimura no longer administrates 2channel, but instead operates a competitor to it, 2ch.sc.