Mark Zuckerberg Page semi-protected Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg at the 37th G8 Summit in Deauville 018 v1.jpg Mark Zuckerberg at the 37th G8 summit in 2011. Born Mark Elliot Zuckerberg May 14, 1984 (age 30)[1] White Plains, New York, U.S. Residence Palo Alto, California, U.S.[2] Alma mater Harvard University (dropped out) Occupation Chairman & CEO of Facebook, Inc. Years active 2004–present Known for Co-founding Facebook in 2004; worlds 2nd youngest self-made billionaire (2012)[3] Home town Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. Salary US $1[4] Net worth Increase US $33.1 billion (July 2014)[5] Spouse(s) Priscilla Chan (m. 2012) Parents Edward Zuckerberg Karen Kempner Relatives Randi Jayne Zuckerberg (sister) Awards Time Person of the Year 2010 Website facebook/zuck Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook. As of April 2013, Zuckerberg is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc.[6][7] and his personal wealth, as of July 2014, is estimated to be $33.1 billion.[5] Mark Zuckerberg receives a one-dollar salary as CEO of Facebook.[4] Together with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, Zuckerberg launched Facebook from Harvards dormitory rooms.[8] The group then introduced Facebook onto other campuses nationwide and moved to Palo Alto, California shortly afterwards. In 2007, at the age of 23, Zuckerberg became a billionaire as a result of Facebooks success. The number of Facebook users worldwide reached a total of one billion in 2012. 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. 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
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