Mark Zuckerberg is an American entrepreneur, internet programmer, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and chairman and CEO of Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.), which owns the social networking site Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp, as well as Oculus VR, a virtual reality company.
Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, New York, on May 14, 1984. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and then Harvard University, where he studied computer science and mathematics. He dropped out of Harvard in 2004 to focus on Facebook.
Facebook was launched in February 2004 as a social networking site for Harvard students. It quickly spread to other colleges and universities, and then to the general public. Today, Facebook is the largest social networking site in the world, with over 2.91 billion monthly active users.
In addition to his work at Facebook, Zuckerberg is also involved in a number of other philanthropic initiatives. He and his wife, Priscilla Chan, founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2015 to promote human potential and promote equality. The initiative has committed to spending $3 billion over 10 years on education, science, and healthcare.
Zuckerberg is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of his generation. He has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year and one of the most influential people in the world by Forbes. He is also one of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of over $100 billion.
Zuckerberg is a visionary leader who has changed the way we communicate and connect with each other. He is also a generous philanthropist who is committed to making the world a better place.