Facebook founder is the worlds youngest billionaire
March 6th, 2008 | by Sajal Kayan |
Like many other people his age, Mark Zuckerberg the founder of social networking site Facebook spends most of his day in front of a computer screen. But he is no ordinary 23-year-old he’s officially the world’s youngest US billionaire.
Worth 1.5 billion dollars, the young man has made a debut in this years Forbes magazine’s list of the World’s Billionaires where he has secured the 785th rank.
According to the Forbes, Zuckerberg is the youngest self-made man ever to make its list, reports People.
First- and third-ranked Investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who have held the top spot for the previous 13 years running, have fortunes valued at 62 billion dollars and 58 billion dollars, respectively.
The number two position in Forbes magazine’s list of the World’s Billionaires has been taken by Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, who has a fortune worth 60 billion dollars.
This year’s World’s Richest Woman, with 22.9 billion dollars and a 17 ranking on the list, is France’s Liliane Bettencourt. Her father was the founder of L’Oreal.
Now I want to be like Mark Zuckerberg!
48 Responses to “Facebook founder is the worlds youngest billionaire”
By Yee Han on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I want to be like Zuckerberg too. I find that Zuckerberg has the insight and knowledge normally associated with Silicon Valley veterans with a sharp understanding of many concepts which have enabled the tech industry to thrive: listening to the people around you, fostering creativity and the importance of hiring the right people. Furthermore his track record so far shows that he acts out on those concepts, like with his recent hiring of Google exec Sheryl Sandberg. Zuckerberg spoke at Stanford in 2005 at the tender age of 21 (http://edcorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1501&author=201). He has now shown more maturity than being a toddler CEO. I feel that he has since then been successful by staying consistent to these philosophies and principles. It will be fascinating to observe what happens next for him and Facebook!
By jan on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
he definately did stuff that is very innovative, like opening his network to developer.
By Daniel on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
That F**ker!!!
By Suz on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I’m jealous. Perhaps I can be the world’s youngest female billionaire? Hrmm… now to take over the world.
-Suz
By etavitom on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Pretty Incredible!
By Shopping Cart Software on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
OMG LOL, Mark is so lucky!! If you see this message hook me up Mark LOL. I bet you can get any girl you want haha.
By None on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
YOU SUCK!!!
By hydo on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I am pretty sure he doesn’t have a billion dollars and his company isn’t worth a billion dollars…. so he is a billionaire how?
By The next facebook! on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Haha.. guess who is going to overtake Mark as the youngest billionaire? ME!! In my dreams!
By bond on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Lose some weight first
By Sammy Ashouri on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
He damn deserves it.
By Alrayyes on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Piffel! Facebook’s value is HIGHLY overrated and seeing as it hasn’t been fully floated on the stockmarket yet or completely sold to another party this guy is not a billionaire…yet.
If he can continue to jack up the price by convincing uncritical & unthinking “journalists” that facebook is worth billions & then selling it to yahoo/microsoft/whoever he could be on in the near future.
By Spuds on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Why didn’t I think of Facebook first
By Big Al on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I’m pretty sure you’re talking from your rear end and your parent’s basement (simultaneously -congrats, you’re multi-tasking!) and that’s why you’re not working for forbes and no one values your input (just like they prob don’t value mine either)
By commercial guy on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
@Spuds
You may not have, but your dog did. Remember? You two were walking…
By skeptic on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Please…his company isn’t worth $15 billion, its was just overinflated so microsoft could have all the advertising revenue, he doesn’t own $1.5billion, just a percentage stake of an overinflated business. When facebook eventually bombs if he hasn’t cashed any of his stock and invested in other assets he will have nothing.
By Daniel on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
i agree. facebook is soooooo overrated…
they just can take advantage of big companies fear to miss the market but its completely unfounded. rather lose a billion or 2 then be out of the game should it become really important. but its not
By Tina on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Wish to see him on Top 100 list of richest man on this planet and then marry me! LOL!
Tina
By Senior prank on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
dangg, I have seen him interviewd tho, hes been in front of that screen for too long…..
By afrodream on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I guess he has try his best and facebook is worth his effort. Just call a spade a spade & not any kind of a big spoon.
By Telkom on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I’m not a facebook junkie at all, don’t even have a profile, but Mark deserves that cash, he’s enabled millions of people to connect again.. can’t put a price on that.
By Blueletter on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
I applaud honest wealth.
By Thomas on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
the world’s youngest US billionaire? Doesn’t make much sense.
By Dude on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
If you bang him you very well could become the worlds youngest female billionaire.
By AJ on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
Lucky champ
By ike on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
its hilarious how many people want to marry him now that hes a billionaire. forget the fact hes a complete ASS, stole the facebook idea from his friends, and left them in the dust with nothing. yeah, sounds like a great douche to marry. but it seems women don’t care about that, society has trained them to go straight to the money.
get a life you shallow gold diggers. theres more to life than money and the day you figure that out you’ll be much happier.
By heather on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
he is single, right?
…not for long…
By Dan on Mar 7, 2008 | Reply
To all you ignorant assholes.
“In March 2008, Forbes.com ranked Zuckerberg as #785 on its rich list, citing his net worth as $1.5 billion. The figure is based on a valuation of $5 billion, even though Microsoft’s $246 million investment suggests the company is worth $15 billion. Zuckerberg’s worth is derived from his 30% stake in the company based on a value of $5 billion. Analysts have questioned Forbes, citing the illiquidity of Zuckerberg’s wealth.”
So it is based on his 30% of 5 billion you retards.
By Dave Nofmeister on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
Just when you think that the internet bubble totally went bust in 2001 do we get Google and Facebook.
One has to admire his forethought in creating facebook, although I doubt he realized how big of a hit it would be.
By swingman on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
he looks gay
By jerryinnc on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
you can allways marry zuckerberg
By wow on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
…retard
By Solida Sar on Mar 9, 2008 | Reply
Its wonderful to know that there are young innovators out there that take advantage of the technology that is released today on the internet and takes it to another step.
I’m actually surprised that Facebook made him a billionaire. Thats just amazing as Facebook is really just how many years old.
By Dwayne Charrington on Mar 13, 2008 | Reply
He is a smart guy and smarts and innovation should definitely be rewarded. To all the gold diggers out there, you probably don’t stand a chance at all because you’re all ugly.
- Dwayne Charrington.
By Delicious on Mar 14, 2008 | Reply
Honest wealth? Are you kidding me? You need to read up on the controversy surrounding Zuckerberg a bit more. It’s very likely he stole ideas from two groups he went to school with. One of the groups actually hired him to write a social networking site. They gave him access to the website’s code (the one they were designing) and told him to get to work on it. As he works on it he starts to communicate with the group less and less. Then, magically, he creates Facebook a month later. Yeah, honest wealth.
By I, Brian on Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
I was going to say he’s one in a million - but obviously he’s now one in a billion.
By LaTisha White on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
How dose one persue a date with Mark Zuckerberg?
By GreedSlayer on May 15, 2008 | Reply
There is no such thing as honest wealth. An honest man can prosper, but when you start getting into these eight, nine and ten figures of net worth….I’m sorry but there is a thumb on the scale somewhere, and quite probably worse.
By shehu saleh on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
how i wish i can be the African youngest billionaire. sajal is really lucky
By chelsy cyprian on Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
guy i think you are favoured not lucky cos to me being lucky is an understatement but you ‘ve been exalted above all but don’t let it get into you make wise use of the opportunity know also that is a challenge to we young youths like you kudos. inspired to be like you soon
By dace on Jun 18, 2008 | Reply
I congratulate you,Mark.I will see you at the top soon.
By tyler mila on Aug 4, 2008 | Reply
What a lucky bastard!!!! so, how do i acquire shares in his company? Lol