Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, is arguably one of the most influential people in the world. At the age of 35, as of May 2019, he is the 8th richest person in the world and has a net worth of $ 67.3 billion. Here are some lesser known facts about him.
Things you didn’t know about Mark Zuckerberg
1) Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14th, 1984 and since childhood, he was passionate about programming. At the age of 12, he created an instant messaging program called ZuckNet, to help his dentist father know when the patients arrived.
2) Zuckerberg was approached by several companies, including AOL and Microsoft, even before he finished high school, but he turned down their job offers.
3) Zuckerberg has red-green colour blindness and this is the main reason why the logo of Facebook is blue.
4) You cannot block Mark Zuckerberg or his wife Priscilla Chan on Facebook. Apparently, the couple have been blocked so many times on Facebook, the algorithm does not allow you to do so anymore. Have you ever tried doing this?
5) The guests who attended Zuckerberg’s wedding with Priscilla Chan were actually told they were being invited to attend Priscilla’s graduation ceremony. The wedding ceremony was quite a surprise to them.
6) Zuckerberg tends to go to despicable lengths to protect his privacy. Once, a developer tried to build a large house which would have a view of Zuckerberg’s master bedroom. After this incident, Zuckerberg spent around $ 44 million to buy all the houses surrounding his Palo Alto home.
7) Many big companies like Microsoft, Google, Viacom and Yahoo tried to buy Facebook, but Zuckerberg turned down all their offers.
8) Mark Zuckerberg is a fitness buff and takes fitness very seriously. In 2016, he set a goal to run 365 miles in a year and ended up completing it half way through the year.
9) Zuckerberg signed the Giving Pledge agreement and promised to give away at least 50 % of his wealth in his lifetime.
10) Zuckerberg himself designed his wife’s wedding ring, which is a ruby edged on either side by diamonds.
11) His annual salary at Facebook is $ 1.
12) Zuckerberg holds 50 patents to his name. The first one was for the Synapse Media Player, which he designed in senior high school.
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