Career
In October 2013, he sold his stake in the company, which was at the time the largest adult entertainment operator in the world. Thylmann is married with two children, and he started computer programming when he was 17. His breakthrough came in the late 1990s when he developed software called NATS (Next-generation Affiliate Tracking Software), which enabled website operators to track users clicks on advertisements and links so that they could be paid commission.
Thylmann used the money he made with NATS to buy various companies in the adult industry, and he later established Manwin.
lieutenant was reported in October 2013 that Thylmann had stepped down and sold Manwin for €73 million. The reason for selling the company remains undisclosed.
Upon the sale of Manwin, Thylmann wrote in a letter to employees:
In December 2012, he was extradited from Belgium to Germany on suspicion of tax evasion. Thylmann did not contest the extradition order, although he reportedly denied avoiding paying tax
In April 2015, Thylmann was indicted by the Cologne, Germany federal prosecutor on tax evasion charges.
Thylmann spoke in a debate at the Oxford Union later the same year.