The Lifestyle Of The Owners Of The Facebook
Facebook
was first launched in February 2004 and operated with the company name
“Facebook, Inc.” Based on 2012 records, Facebook already has over a
billion active users, where more than half visit the site through their
respective mobile phones. Facebook allowed users to create their own
personal profiles, update it, and add other people as their friends.
They can then exchange messages or chat with friends. Users can also
create groups, fan pages or a business page for that matter. The site
was surely a big hit most especially for the young generation.
But
who actually were the brains behind this amazing networking site and
where are they now? To find out, here are some facts about the Facebook
owners and their lifestyles.
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg
is an Internet entrepreneur and a well-known computer programmer. He is
one of the co-founders of the most famous social networking site to
date and is presently the chairman and CEO of the company.
Early Years
Mark Zuckerberg was known to
be a child prodigy as he loved to create games and play with them. He
asserted his computer programming potential by crafting different
programs and inventions out of nothing. During his teenage years, he
made a music player named Synapse as his project for school. This device
used artificial intelligence in order to understand a person’s taste in
music. In 2002, he went to Harvard and met his roommates Chris Hughes
and Dutsin Moskovitz. In February 2004, Mark, Chris, Dutsin, and another
friend named Eduardo Severin (who acted as their financier) started to
conceptualize and eventually launched Facebook.
Lifestyle
Many would think that
someone who is now worth billions at a very young age would be a big
spender. Other people would have thought that Mark would be living in a
home with the world’s coolest gadgets and rooms with designs beyond
imagination. But ironically, he lives in a home that only has four
bedrooms with a very simple interior design. Unlike most Americans, he
wants to keep his lifestyle as simple as possible. He still walks or
bikes to work daily and his daily outfit includes flip flops, jeans and a
zip-up. Mark donates huge amounts of money to different charities. But
when it comes to his wife, Mark is a lot more generous. They love
travelling abroad and spending a lot on food.
A bathroom with two sinks
Inside the kitchen where Chef Zuck can deliver culinary treats
Mark Zuckerberg is often seen in a black Acura TSX. The young billionaire has among the cheapest of the rides: the car is valued at about $30,000.
Eduardo Luis Saverin
Eduardo Saverin
met Mark Zuckerberg in Harvard. Eduardo acted as the group’s financier
and invested his money to help develop the site. He is one of the
co-founders of Facebook and is now the Chief Financial Officer of the
company.
Early Years
Eduardo Saverin was born on
March 13, 1982 at Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is part of a wealthy family and
from Brazil, his family moved to Rio de Janeiro where his father became
an industrialist and worked in the export, real estate, shipping, and
clothing industry. Because of safety issues, their family emigrated to
the United States and settled in Florida. Eduardo then went to Harvard
University and from there, he was able to make $300,000 worth of money
via strategic investments in the oil industry.
Lifestyle
Like many rich people,
Eduardo lives a high life. He is now a resident in Singapore and is
often seen at the country’s most expensive and exclusive club, Filter.
There, he keeps a VIP table that is worth £2,500-a-night and spends
thousands of dollars in champagne. He is known to glide around Singapore
in a Bentley while beautiful girls are flinging themselves at him. If
he likes it, he generously invests in Internet start-ups.
Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz
is one of Mark’s roommates who founded Facebook. He is now leading the
technical staff and has overseen the architecture of the site. He is
also responsible for the company’s mobile development and strategies.
Early Years
Dustin Moskovitz was born on
May 22, 1984 at Gainesville, Florida and grew up in Ocala in the same
state. He studied at Vanguard High School, attended Harvard University
and became roommates with Mark.
Lifestyle
Dustin loves to dress down
and blend in among his employees in their modest office. He has the
passion and love for humanity that is why he chose to remain employed
despite his wealth. Like his friend Mark Zuckerberg, he prefers to have
an understated lifestyle. He has an average home and is known to be a
saver rather than a spender. He does not want to be exposed and wants
his private life to remain as private as it can be.
Chris Huges
Chris Hughes
is an American entrepreneur who served as the spokesperson for
Facebook. He is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of the magazine, The New Republic after he purchased it in the year 2012.
Early Years
Chris
Hughes was born on November 26, 1983 and grew up in Hickory, North
Carolina. He is the only child and was raised as an evangelical
Lutheran.
Lifestyle
Chris Hughes owns a magazine
company and is an open gay who just married Sean Eldridge last June of
2012. Mark Zuckerberg and other notable people like Sean Parker and
Nancy Pelosi attended his wedding. He wants to live a simple life but
when it comes to his husband, he will do and buy anything for him. He
has been buying different properties and recently, he bought the love of
his life a sleek and sexy modern home in New York. The house was worth
$1,922,500 and he paid for it in cash. He is active in politics and has
supported Barack Obama in his campaign. As he is into politics, he is
now supporting his husband who has plans to run for a House seat in the
year 2014.
