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Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Zuckerberg, born in 1984, coded a network called Facebook as a student in his Harvard dormitory in 2004 and thereby became one of the youngest self-made billionaires in history. Facebook grew into the largest social network in the world; through acquisitions such as Instagram and WhatsApp his company, which he renamed Meta in 2021, controls the communication of billions of people. The film „The Social Network“ tells the controversial founding story. Good to know: He coded it in 2004 as a student at Harvard. Facebook became the largest social network in the world. He first built the network just for fellow students. Like Bill Gates, he left Harvard without a degree. The new name stresses his goal of the „metaverse“. Facebook itself remains as an app brand. Thus Meta controls the most important social apps. WhatsApp cost around 19 billion dollars. He was a billionaire at just 23. His rise is seen as a symbol of Silicon Valley. The film shows the disputes and lawsuits around the founding.

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Which social network did Mark Zuckerberg found?

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Facebook

He coded it in 2004 as a student at Harvard.

💡 Did you know? Facebook became the largest social network in the world.

At which university did Zuckerberg start Facebook (then drop out)?

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Harvard

He first built the network just for fellow students.

💡 Did you know? Like Bill Gates, he left Harvard without a degree.

To what name did Zuckerberg rename his company in 2021?

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Meta

The new name stresses his goal of the „metaverse“.

💡 Did you know? Facebook itself remains as an app brand.

Which two big apps did Zuckerberg buy?

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Instagram and WhatsApp

Thus Meta controls the most important social apps.

💡 Did you know? WhatsApp cost around 19 billion dollars.

What is especially remarkable about Zuckerberg’s wealth?

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he became a billionaire very young

He was a billionaire at just 23.

💡 Did you know? His rise is seen as a symbol of Silicon Valley.

Which film tells the founding of Facebook?

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The Social Network

The film shows the disputes and lawsuits around the founding.

💡 Did you know? It won several Oscars.

Which digital vision of the future is Zuckerberg betting on?

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the metaverse

For this Meta invests billions in VR headsets.

💡 Did you know? Whether the bet pays off is still open.

What did Zuckerberg and his wife announce for his fortune?

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to give away almost all of it

For this they founded the „Chan Zuckerberg Initiative“.

💡 Did you know? They made the pledge when their daughter was born.

Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Zuckerberg

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