Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg in 2019
Born
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

(1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 39)
Other namesZuck
EducationHarvard University (dropped out)
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • computer programmer
  • philanthropist
Years active2004–present
Title
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children3
Relatives
Websitefacebook.com/zuck
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (/ˈzʌkərbɜːrɡ/; born (1984-05-14)May 14, 1984) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded the social media service Facebook, along with his Harvard roommates in 2004, and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), of which he is chairman, chief executive officer and controlling shareholder.

Zuckerberg briefly attended Harvard University, where he launched Facebook in February 2004 with his roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Originally launched in only select college campuses, the site expanded rapidly and eventually beyond colleges, reaching one billion users in 2012. Zuckerberg took the company public in May 2012 with majority shares. In 2007, at age 23, he was the world's youngest self-made billionaire at the time. He has since used his funds to organize multiple philanthropic endeavors, including the establishment of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Time named Zuckerberg one of the most influential people in the world in 2008, 2011, 2016 and 2019, and nominated him as a finalist several other times. He was named the Time Person of the Year in 2010, the same year when Facebook eclipsed more than half a billion users.[1] In December 2016, Zuckerberg was ranked tenth on the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People.[2] In the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans in 2023, he was ranked eighth with a personal wealth of $106 billion.[3] As of March 2024, Zuckerberg's net worth was estimated at $178 billion by Forbes, making him the fourth richest person in the world.[4] A film depicting Zuckerberg's early career, legal troubles and initial success with Facebook, The Social Network, was released in 2010 and won multiple Academy Awards.

Zuckerberg's prominence and fast rise in the technology industry has prompted political and legal attention. The founding of Facebook involved Zuckerberg in multiple lawsuits regarding the creation and ownership of the website as well as issues of user privacy. In 2013, he co-founded the pro-immigration lobbying group FWD.us. On April 10 and 11, 2018, Zuckerberg testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding the usage of personal data by Facebook in relation to the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

  1. ^ Grossman, Lev (December 15, 2010). "Person of the Year 2010: Mark Zuckerberg". Time. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes. December 2016. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mark Zuckerberg". Forbes. October 2023. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mark Zuckerberg". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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