Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and Internet technology entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Meta (originally called Facebook), and currently runs the company as president and chief executive officer. He is currently the 5th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $97 billion.

Zuckerberg launched Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard University on February 4, 2004. In the process of creating, building and perfecting this social network, he received help from his classmates and other Harvard students such as Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. After successfully creating and designing, his team later introduced Facebook to other universities. Since then, Facebook has grown rapidly, hitting one billion users in 2012. Also with the help of others, Zuckerberg has been embroiled in numerous legal disputes brought by others along with other members of the group, who claim that part of the company's capital is based on their participation. into the founding and development of Facebook.

Net worth: $97B

Country: United States

Source: Facebook