Mark Zuckerberg
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg May 14, 1984 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Computer programmer, internet entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of Facebook |
| Home town | Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
| Salary | One-dollar salary |
| Net worth | US$55.9 billion (February 2017) |
| Title | Chairman and CEO of Facebook |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Chan (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Randi Zuckerberg (sister) |
| Website | facebook |
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 Mark Zuckerberg's career in 90 seconds, The Daily Telegraph
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (/mɑɹk_ˈɛli̯ət ˈzʌkʰɚbɚg/, born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook. His net worth is estimated to be US $53.6 billion as of 2017, ranking him the 5th richest person in the world.
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from Harvard's dormitory rooms on February 4, 2004. He was assisted by his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. The group then introduced Facebook to other college campuses. Facebook expanded rapidly, reaching one billion users by 2012. Meanwhile, Zuckerberg was involved in various legal disputes that were initiated by others in the group, who claimed a share of the company based upon their involvement during the development phase of Facebook.
In December 2012, Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan announced that over the course of their lives they would give the majority of their wealth to "advancing human potential and promoting equality" in the spirit of The Giving Pledge. On December 1, 2015, they announced they would eventually give 99% of their Facebook shares (worth about $45 billion at the time) to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world as a part of its Person of the Year distinction. In December 2016, Zuckerberg was ranked 10th on Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People. According to Forbes Magazine, Zuckerberg has a net worth of $55.9 billion USD as of February 2017.
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