Mark Zuckerberg
Businessman, Programmer, Investor, Entrepreneur
The biggest risk is not taking any risk.
Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.
In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
People don’t care about what you say, they care about what you build.
The question I ask myself like almost every day is, 'Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?'
I’m here to build something for the long term. Anything else is a distraction.
Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling, and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.
We don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.
The only thing that makes sense is to strive for collective connectedness.
By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more transparent.
Mark Zuckerberg, born in 1984, is best known as the co-founder of Facebook, one of the most influential digital platforms in the world. Created in 2004 while he was a student at Harvard, Facebook began as a tool for students to connect but quickly expanded globally. Its impact transformed how people communicate, share information, and engage with content online.
Zuckerberg’s vision for Facebook went beyond social networking. In 2012, he acquired Instagram, a photo-sharing app, and in 2014, he purchased WhatsApp, a messaging platform. These moves solidified Facebook, now Meta Platforms, Inc., as a leader in social media, serving over 3.5 billion users across its family of apps.
In 2021, Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta, focusing on building the “metaverse,” a virtual world powered by augmented and virtual reality technologies. His acquisition of Oculus in 2014 paved the way for this shift, positioning Meta at the forefront of the future of digital experiences.
Beyond tech, Zuckerberg is also a prominent philanthropist. Alongside his wife, Priscilla Chan, he founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, aimed at addressing global challenges in education, healthcare, and science. The couple has pledged to donate 99% of their Facebook shares to support these causes.
While Zuckerberg has faced criticism for issues like privacy and misinformation, his influence on the digital world is undeniable. His vision continues to shape how billions of people connect and interact online, making him one of the most pivotal figures in modern technology.
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