Who is Mark Zuckerberg?

Mark Zuckerberg created the social networking site Facebook while he was a student at Harvard University, studying computer science. Zuckerberg says he is "trying to make the world a more open place by helping people connect and share."1

Forbes calculated Zuckerberg's net worth in September 2010 to be $6.9 billion. He ranks on 3 of their lists: #40 Most Powerful People, #35 Forbes 400, #212 World's Billionaires. 2

Zuckerberg was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2010. 3

Zuckerberg has been portrayed negatively by the media, particularly in The Social Network and Accidental Billionaires. He is also very open about his information on Facebook, which some view as oversharing. 4

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