Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook is one of the most popular, if not the most famous social media globally, and so is its founder Mark Zuckerberg. As far as media and the internet are concerned, Mark Zuckerberg has a big say. He is one of the founders of Facebook, Inc. and also serves as its chairman and chief executive officer (CEO). Equally important, he is a controlling shareholder.

At the same time, he is one of the founders of the Breakthrough Starshot. It is a solar sail spacecraft, and he is a board member of the project.

Well, how well do you know about Mark Zuckerberg? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Mark Zuckerberg to date.

Biography and Early Life

Mark Zuckerberg’s place of birth is White Plains, New York, whereas his date of birth was 14^th May 1984. He is the son of Karen Zuckerberg and Edward Zuckerberg, a psychiatrist and a dentist. He was born together with three siblings who are all ladies, namely Arielle Donna and Randi. However, they grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Mark Zuckerberg in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Mark Zuckerberg’s age is 51 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 14 May 1984. Though, he is 5′ 7″ in feet and inches and 171 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 154 lbs in Pound and 70 kg in Kilograms.

Education

His education began in Ardsley High School, but he only stayed for two years. After that, he transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy, which was a private school. Upon graduating, he joined Harvard University to pursue psychology and computer science.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Mark Zuckerberg’s wife is Priscilla Chan. They met back at Harvard University while in attendance of a fraternity party, which was held when Mark was a sophomore. By then, Chan was studying medicine. Their romantic involvement started in 2003. By 2010, Chan was now studying at the University of California, San Francisco. That’s when Mark Zuckerberg proposed that she moves in. By then, he was residing in Palo Alto in a rented house.

They decided to visit China in December of the same year. Mark wanted to be ready when that happened, which is why he learned Mandarin. They tied the knot in 2012 on 19^th May, and the venue was his backyard. In addition to the wedding, Chan was also celebrating graduating from medical school.

So far, they have two daughters, Maxima Chan Zuckerberg and August Chan Zuckerberg, born in 2015 31^st July and 2017 August, respectively. Before holding their first daughter in their arms, Chad had suffered up to three miscarriages.

Is Mark Zuckerberg Gay?

Mark Zuckerberg is straight and neither gay nor bisexual. He is married to a woman who he started dating back in 2013. They have been married since 2012, and Mark Zuckerberg has fathered two daughters so far. They are happy, and no news or even rumors say otherwise. No rumors suggest that he is not straight either.

Professional Career

The highlight of Mark Zuckerberg’s career is Facebook. It was launched in his dormitory room back when he was a student at Harvard University. The launch date was 4^th February 2004.  He had the help of Chris Hughes, Andrew McCollum, Eduardo Saverin, and Dustin Moskovitz, who were his roommates then.

In 2007, he launched a platform that would help programmers develop social applications on Facebook. Most of them took only a week to reach a million users. Within no time, there were almost a million developers from all over the world using it.

Other innovations include Beacon meant for advertising, Connect, which was a Facebook Platform’s version for users, and Internet.org revolving around internet access. In 2016, India shut down the latter in its territory.

Awards

Mark Zuckerberg was once a recipient of the Axel Springer Award. It was a token of appreciation for being an outstanding personality. It was in honor of his innovation that has changed people’s lives globally and in a good way. A few months after launching Facebook, Mark launched a file-sharing platform that supported peer-to-peer connection. Wirehog. In addition to his old team member Andrew McCollum, his other partners were Sean Parker and Adam D’Angelo.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Mark Zuckerberg in 2021

As of 2021, Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth is approximately $110 billion, which makes him a billionaire. He is also one of the richest people in the world. As of the age of 23, he was already the youngest self-made billionaire globally.

In November 2020, he was one of the world’s richest people, ranking at number 4. As far as Forbes is concerned, he is among the 20 richest people and the only one yet to hit 40. His entrepreneurship through the internet and his media investments have seen him amass a huge net worth at such an early age.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Despite becoming a registered voter in 2002, he cast his first vote in November 2008
• Although that has changed, he once claimed to be an atheist
• His parents have careers related to medicine
• Coincidentally, his wife is also a doctor
• His daughter also has an official Chinese name, Chen Mingyu
• His family has a dog called Beast, which has more than two million Facebook followers.

It’s amazing how a college idea would make one famous and rich. Fortunately, that summarizes the life of Mark Zuckerberg. He is rich enough to clinch the 10^th position in a list from Forbes on the world’s most powerful people. His fame and net worth are quite admirable, and he is a great role model for anyone, especially the young people in college. Their ideas could make the world better in a heartbeat.