Mark Zuckerberg

United States
Net Worth (2012):$ 17.5 Billion
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Born on: May 14, 1984 (Age: 28) Taurus
Born in: New York
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Founder and CEO, Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg, the man of the hour and Time person of the year, 2010, is the founder and CEO of Facebook. His creation is on road to become one of the most valuable tech companies of the world as Facebook debuts at the Nasdaq stock exchange on 18th May, 2012. At $38 per share, the Facebook has a market capitalization of $104 billion, making it not only one of the biggest in Silicon Valley, but one of the biggest in the world. Mark's 443 million shares are worth $16.9 billion at $38 a share. 

 In the filed listing it was revealed that Facebook's revenue was an astounding $3.7 billion while it generated $1 billion in profit.   Mark himself earned a handsome base salary of $500, 000 amounting to an annual $1.7 million pay package.   Owning  28 % share of Facebook, he will be worth 28 billion USD once the company becomes public and will be standing at front in the queue of richest persons on the planet. 

 Born on May 14, 1984 to Edward Zuckerberg and Karen Zuckerberg, Mark was a child prodigy, programming and creating games at the age, when one is usually playing them. He repeatedly asserted his extraordinary potential as a computer programmer through different inventions. In his early teens he created a music player named Synapse as a school project using some help from a friend, which used artificial intelligence to understand one’s taste in music and created a playlist accordingly. Software bigwigs like Microsoft and AOL tried to buy it and even recruit Mark. But he refused both. Instead he went to Harvard in 2002. On Feb 4, 2004, with the help of his roommates, Dutsin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes and using the finance provided by another friend Eduardo Saverin, he launched what was called then, The Facebook. It was an instant hit, and soon made Mark the next big thing.  

In 2007, he was named as the world’s youngest billionaire and continues to dominate the internet space like no one else. His site, which has ubiquitous presence all across the globe, has now over 850 million members, which in terms of population can be termed as the third largest entity after China and India. A man of radical notions and tremendous genius, Mark wants the world to be a more open place, where every person is connected to other, sharing their personnel lives and dreams that his invention, Facebook would be successful in doing that. 

"There's lots of stuff none of us have ever seen before. That's good in some ways, but limiting in other ways.”"
"When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power."
"By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent. "
"The web is at a really important turning point right now. Up until recently, the default on the web has been that most things aren’t social and most things don’t use your real identity. We’re building toward a web where the default is social."
Since its inception, Facebook and more appropriately Mark has been surrounded by various controversies and lawsuits. According to reports Mark was approached by three Harvard seniors, the Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra to work on their project HarvardConnect, which was later launched as ConnectU. However, Mark soon abandoned their project and launched his own site which was called The Facebook then. According to Winklevoss twins, Mark misled them on the development of their site, keeping them blind while using their idea to develop his own site. “He stole the moment, he stole the idea, and he stole the execution” that’s what Cameron Winklevoss said to the Newyorker reporter. Eventually they reached a settlement of US $65 million. But the dispute is still on.
The Social Network is a movie that was made based on the book, The Accidental Billionaires, by Ben Mezrich. Mark criticized the movie as it presented him as an unsmiling, insecure and sexed-up young man. Mezrich based his book heavily on his interviews with Eduardo Saverin, who was the initial business manager of Facebook. But they both had a falling out and Saverin shares were diluted to 0.3 % from 30%. Saverin later sued Zuckerberg and they eventually reached a non disclosure agreement for an undisclosed amount of money and share in Facebook.
The West Wing is one of the favorite TV series of Mark. Incidentally the screenplay of this series has been written by none other than Aaron Sorkin who has also written the screenplay of The Social Network.
Mark obtained restraining order against one Pradeep Manukonda, who he claimed was stalking him, even trying to contact him through emails. According to Mark, he was fearful of his and his sister’s and girlfriend’s safety.
Wondering why all facebook is painted blue. It’s because mark is red-green colour blind and blue is the richest color for him.

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Accura TSX

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30,000

Mark drives an Acura TSX, which is an entry level luxury sedan. It uses a 2.4 litre in-line 4 cylinder engine which can churn out 201 hp and 172 lb-ft torque. It has a 5 -speed automatic transmission, which comes with steering-wheel paddle shifters for optional manual shifting. The car is quite packed with luxury features like leather interior, automatic climate control, a seven-speaker sound system, Satellite Radio, Bluetooth and HandsFreeLink. The car is priced at around 30, 000$

Entry degree luxurious automobile

Entry degree luxurious automobile designed by Acura

Seven speaker sound system

Luxurious interiors and seven speaker sound system which makes Mark's Accura TSX different from others.

Mark's sports sedan

Mark Zuckerberg drives sporty sedan enriched with luxury features like leather interior, automatic climate control, and Satellite Radio as well.

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The world’s youngest billionaire prefers wearing a Signature hoodie for casual as well as formal events. Mark was recently spotted sporting a black tone Signature hoodie to attend one of his investors meeting. Zuckerberg’s sweat shirt outfit for an important business meet might have been a mark of immaturity as per his business clients, but it was a true mark of style for the Facebook CEO, who looked extremely dashing in his chic attire. The Facebook CEO’s favorite hoodie bears his company’s social mission printed on the inner side, which says “to make the world more open and connected”, which might be the reason why he adores wearing them. 

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The Giving Pledge

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The Giving Pledge is an initiative on behalf of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to make the world’s billionaires to promise to donate half or more of their wealth to charity, either while they are alive or after their death. On December 9, 2010, Zuckerberg, also signed the pledge along with Bill Gates and Mr. Buffet.

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Startup: The Education Foundation

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Following in footsteps of many Silicon Valley billionaires, Zuckerberg believes in donating his wealth for noble causes. He has founded the Start-up: Education foundation. On the Oprah show one night, Zuckerberg announced that he would be donating $100 million to Newark Public Schools, the public school system of Newark, New Jersey. He wanted to do this anonymously, however, Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker along with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie convinced Zuckerberg not to make the donation anonymously.

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Palo Alto house

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World’s youngest billionaire Mark Zuckerberg owns a house in Palo Alto which is his first property investment. Prior to this he has always stayed in rented apartment. The house is just a 10-minute drive from what will soon be Facebook's new headquarters in Menlo Park. He lives in this house with his college sweetheart Priscilla Chan. The young billionaire has long been a fan of renting and of relatively modest digs.


Location: The house is located in one of the posh locality of California, Palo Alto which is situated in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County.


Accommodation: The house sits in the area of 5,1617-square-foot, was originally built in 1903. Since the house is of historic times it boasts gorgeous historical elements, like sash windows, coffered ceilings, French doors, and deep porches. The house has total of 5-bedroom, 5.5-bath and purchased for $ 7 million. Although the house is grand but still is modest compared to his other Silicon Valley contemporaries. In addition, this two storied house also has a saltwater pool, a music alcove, spacious porch and a large kitchen with adjoining breakfast area. The master bedroom suite has a spa-inspired Carrara marble bath with heated floors, which add some elegance to otherwise this simple, if not frugal piece of property.


Neighborhood: Except this young billionaire Steve Young also owns a house in Palo Alto.

Mark at his place

Mark in his home The humble living place of Facebook's founder.

The outdoor fireplace

The outdoor fireplace provides a perfect setting for a weekend party.

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Mark's kitchen

Mark's backyard

The backyard of Mark's new pad in Palo Alto

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Vietnam

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The billionaire Facebook founder was spotted having a good time in Vietnam with his Chinese-American wife Priscilla Chan and some friends. Vietnam is a communist country where Zuckerberg’s social networking site is blocked, but this doesn’t mean they won’t welcome the Facebook CEO. Mark visited the place in December 2011 and spent the Christmas Eve in the tourist hot spot Ha Long Bay and later on Christmas Day at a lodge in the town Sapa. Mark spent almost $6,000 on travelling by a private helicopter, exploring the gorgeous place with Chan, and was even seen enjoying a slow ride on a horned beast in Sapa.

Location: Vietnam is the world’s 13th most heavily populated country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. 

Accommodation: Vietnam offers plenty of choices for the visitors to have a comfortable stay in the country. A number of gorgeous hotels and resorts welcome the visitors with their authentic warmth and sincere hospitality. The world class accommodation facilities make the stay a pleasant and enjoyable one for the guests.

 

Main Attraction: The world-renowned vacation destination attracts the visitors with its diverse beauty and charm and has something for everyone. The visitors can get extreme delight exploring the country's marvelous beaches, tropical forests, mountains, gorgeous lakes and waterfalls and beautiful sunsets. 

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Mark spent almost $6,000 on travelling by a private helicopter, exploring the place with Chan, and was even seen enjoying a slow ride on a horned beast in Sapa

Gorgeous beaches

The country's marvelous beaches offer ample outdoor activities like sunbath, relaxing and other beach sports

Comfy accommodation

The world class accommodation facilities in Vietnam make the stay a pleasant and enjoyable one for the guests

Splendid beauty

The world-renowned vacation destination attracts the visitors with its diverse beauty and charm and has something for everyone

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Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend has recently got for themselves a Hungarian Puli puppy, which they have strangely named Beast. Also known as Hungarian Water Dog, this is a very intelligent breed of dogs and also have excellent agility. Loyal to their owners, these dogs are usually possessive of their owners and territories. Although they are fun-loving and courageous, they can prove to be stubborn and aggressive at times. They have a shiny and thick coat, which covers almost 99 percent of their body. Regardless of the coat texture, they are truly beautiful and charming.

The third member of the family

Beast Puli puppy with Mark and and his girlfriend Priscilla

Beast with his mother

Mark's Hungarian Puli, Beast with his mother

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Mark with their pet Beast

New puppy, Beast

Cesar Millan meets Mark Zuckerberg's dog

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Private Jet

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700,000

Recent SEC filing about Facebook's finances have revealed that the Facebook's founder spent around $700,000 for costs related to private jets. The listing states that "Facebook has authorized its  CEO and COO to use private aircraft for business purposes. This practice maximizes such executives’ productive time and ensures their quick availability. In addition, Mr. Zuckerberg may use private aircraft for personal purposes in connection with his comprehensive security program. On certain occasions, Mr. Zuckerberg may be accompanied by family members or others when using private aircraft. For flights involving passengers flying for personal purposes, the aggregate incremental cost of such personal usage is reported as other compensation to Mr. Zuckerberg. " 

Another $90,850 of that amount was for “costs related to estate and financial planning.”

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Priscilla Chan

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The Facebook CEO recently got married to his long time college sweetheart Priscilla Chan on May 19, 2012, in an astonishing ceremony at his home in Palo Alto, California. The propitious wedding was kept behind the curtains in such a way that even the guests were unaware about such a ceremony to happen, as they were expecting celebration for Priscilla Chan’s graduation from the University of California.


Chan looked a complete angel wearing her elegant sleeveless white gown featuring an illusion lace neckline and a transparent white veil while Mark made a striking presence in his wedding sporting a slender dark blue suit and tie, and a pure white shirt. The wedding ring was a simple Ruby sparkler designed by Zuckerberg for her adorable sweetheart.


The auspicious wedding was attended by around 100 close guests of the couple and featured delicious Mexican food along with a remarkable presentation by Green Day’s “Billie Joe Armstrong” for entertainment. Zuckerberg announced the nuptial on his social networking site “Facebook”, via a status update, posting his wedding picture which was liked by more than 280,000 people. Just a day before the celebrated wedding, Facebook’s fortune rose to £12billion in the stock market.

 



The beautiful couple

The beautiful couple Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

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