Tsinghua mark zuckerberg biography

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, who was born on 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. Zuckerberg is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc.His personal wealth, as of March 2015, is estimated to be $35.1 billion.Zuckerberg receives a one-dollar salary as CEO of Facebook,as well as one of the world's youngest billionaires.

Early Life

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is from a comfortable, well-educated family, and raised in the nearby village of Dobbs Ferry. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple's four children—Mark, Randi, Donna and Arielle.

Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age; when he was about 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." His father used the progr

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Born in White Plains, New York on May 14, 1984.

Zuckerberg grew up wit his three sisters: Randi, Donna, and Arielle. They were raised by Karen and Edward Zuckerberg living in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Attended Ardsley High School and then transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy.

When Zuckerberg had graduated he had attended Harvard University from 2002-2004. Mark was also the captain of the fencing team.

Created a website called "Facemash" that let students select the best looking person from a choice of photos.

The college shut it down after just a couple of days because it prevented students from accessing the internet.

Zuckerberg apologized to everyone for the problems the website had caused.

Zuckerberg created "Thefacebook" in college, but was accused of intentionally missvisande three Harvard seniors into believing he would help them build a social network but instead built a com

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Mark Zuckerberg

American businessman (born 1984)

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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. Zuckerberg has been the subject of multiple lawsuits regarding the creation and ownership of the website as well as issues such as user privacy.

Zuckerberg briefly attended Harvard College, where he launched Facebook in February 2004 with his roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Zuckerberg took the company public in May 2012 with majority shares. He became the world's youngest self-made billionaire^[a] in 2008, at age 23, and has consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest individuals. According to Forbes, as of February 2025, Zuckerberg's estimated net