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Mark Zuckerberg
Co-founding Facebook.
Facebook · Meta
- Born
- 14 May 1984
- Birthplace
- White Plains, USA
More people
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook while at Harvard. The social network grew into a global technology business, with its parent company adopting the name Meta in 2021.
Early life
Learning to code
Grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and started programming as a child.
School to Harvard
Attended Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Harvard in 2002.
Career
- 2002
Harvard student
Studied at Harvard while developing software projects.
- 2004
Startup founder
Launched a student social network with fellow Harvard students and moved the business to California.
- 2012
Public-company leader
Led Facebook through its stock-market listing.
- 2021
A broader company
Announced the corporate name Meta, spanning social apps and other technologies.
Companies & projects
ZuckNet
Early software · Connected computers at home and his father’s dental office.
Co-founder · A student network that expanded to a global audience.
Meta
Corporate rebrand · The parent company’s name changed; the Facebook app kept its name.
Beyond work
Family
Married physician Priscilla Chan in 2012.
Philanthropy
Founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with Priscilla Chan in 2015, supporting work including science and education.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Meta announcement ↗Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ↗Meta: News Feed and privacy controls, 2006 ↗Meta: News Feed design ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
