During his 30s, Mark Zuckerberg welcomed his children into the world and achieved significant personal milestones, including obtaining a degree from Harvard and earning a blue belt in jiu-jitsu. His remarkable entrepreneurial journey also saw him adding more than $140 billion to his fortune.
According to Bloomberg, Zuckerberg’s net worth currently stands at $169 billion, ranking him as the fourth richest person globally. Remarkably, just a decade ago, as of May 16, 2014, his net worth was $26.1 billion.
The bulk of Zuckerberg’s wealth is tied to his ownership of Facebook, with his 13% stake in its parent company Meta constituting nearly all of his fortune, valued at $164 billion. Over the past ten years, Meta’s stock has surged by over 700%, transforming it from Facebook, a recently public website, into Meta, the world’s seventh-largest company. Meta wields significant control over the global social media landscape and advertising economy. The number of daily active users on Facebook has also skyrocketed, from 890 million in 2014 to a staggering 2.11 billion by the end of 2023.
Despite his immense wealth, Zuckerberg’s lifestyle has undergone notable changes. He has amassed a real estate portfolio valued at approximately $200 million, including properties in Palo Alto and Lake Tahoe. In Kauai, Hawaii, he owns over 1,200 acres of land, where he reportedly plans to build a $100 million doomsday compound. Additionally, Zuckerberg indulges in extravagant purchases, such as his recent acquisition of the megayacht Launchpad, which reportedly cost around $300 million.
However, Zuckerberg’s spending isn’t solely for personal pleasure. In 2015, he pledged to donate 99% of his Facebook stock during his lifetime through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which focuses on addressing global challenges in healthcare and education.
How he chooses to celebrate this milestone birthday remains to be revealed, but judging from his recent public appearances, it wouldn’t be surprising if a new acquisition, perhaps a significant chain, is on his wishlist.
