Mark Zuckerberg

American businessman

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2025 Time magazine named Zuckerberg one of the most influential people in the world.
March 2025 Zuckerberg attempted to leverage his relationship with the Trump administration to seek a favorable settlement in an FTC antitrust case.
January 2025 Zuckerberg was prominently positioned among technology leaders at Trump's inauguration, expressing support for the new administration.
2024 Meta, under Zuckerberg's leadership, reportedly donated $1 million to a Trump-related fund.
2024 Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a 7-foot-tall sculpture of Priscilla Chan, commissioned from visual artist Daniel Arsham.
2024 Zuckerberg was included in the Time 100 AI list.
2024 Zuckerberg reportedly dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, attempting to mend their relationship post-election.
2024 Zuckerberg put the yacht Launchpad into operation, which emits 40 tons of carbon dioxide per hour, despite his previous calls for climate change action.
2024 Zuckerberg purchased the mega-yacht Launchpad (formerly Project 1010) for 300 million US dollars.
2024 Zuckerberg expressed regret in a letter about not resisting pressure from the Biden administration to censor COVID-19 related content.
2024 Changed personal style, shifting from gray shirts and jeans to gold chains and trendier streetwear.
October 2024 Zuckerberg became the second richest person in the world.
October 2024 Became the second richest person in the world.
September 2024 Donald Trump published a book in which he remarked about Zuckerberg's visits to the White House and the scrutiny surrounding him.
August 2024 Zuckerberg wrote a letter to the House Judiciary Committee expressing regret about not resisting pressure to censor COVID-19 related content and stating he would no longer donate to election infrastructure.
January 2024 Included in the Time 100 AI list.
January 2024 During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child safety and social media, Zuckerberg, along with other tech CEOs, apologized to families of children who were victims of online abuse and harm.
2023 Zuckerberg announced his preparations for his MMA debut but revealed that he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training, which required surgery and delayed his debut.
2023 Zuckerberg was ranked eighth on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans, with an estimated personal wealth of $106 billion.
July 2023 Zuckerberg was promoted to blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Dave Camarillo.
May 6 2023 Zuckerberg competed in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament, winning both a silver medal in gi and a gold medal in no gi at the white belt level.
March 2023 Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced the birth of their third daughter across his social media pages.
2022 Zuckerberg began training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), expressing his enthusiasm for these sports.
March 25 2021 Zuckerberg testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding Facebook's role in the spread of misinformation and hate speech, addressing questions about user data handling and the platform's involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack.
2020 Zuckerberg funded a ballot initiative aimed at raising taxes by altering California's Proposition 13.
2020 Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Zuckerberg donated $25 million to a Gates Foundation-backed accelerator for treatments and announced $25 million in local journalism grants.
October 1 2020 The US Senate Commerce Committee unanimously voted to issue subpoenas to Mark Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs to testify about the legal immunity afforded to tech platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.
August 14 2020 Facebook integrated the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger, encouraging cross-communication between users of both platforms.
2019 For the fourth time, Zuckerberg was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time.
2019 Zuckerberg laid plans to integrate an end-to-end encrypted system for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
2019 Time magazine named Zuckerberg one of the most influential people in the world.
April 10 2018 Mark Zuckerberg testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding the usage of personal data by Facebook in relation to the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, describing it as a breach of trust.
2017 Zuckerberg called for action to stop global warming during a commencement speech at Harvard University.
2017 Zuckerberg criticized Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration and refugees from certain countries.
2017 Mark Zuckerberg and his wife embarked on a nationwide tour to visit every state in the United States, aiming to learn more about the diverse communities of the nearly two billion users of Facebook.
August 2017 Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan welcomed their second daughter.
May 25 2017 Zuckerberg gave a commencement speech at Harvard's 366th commencement day and received an honorary degree from the university.
January 2017 Zuckerberg filed eight 'quiet title and partition' lawsuits against hundreds of native Hawaiians to claim small tracts of land within his acreage.
2016 The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledged $600 million to create the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a collaborative research space in San Francisco aimed at fostering scientific collaboration.
2016 Time named Zuckerberg one of the most influential people in the world for the third time.
2016 Zuckerberg called for action to stop global warming during a commencement speech at Harvard University.
December 2016 Zuckerberg was ranked tenth on the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People.
February 24 2016 Zuckerberg sent out an internal memo rebuking Facebook employees who altered 'Black Lives Matter' phrases, emphasizing the importance of the phrase.
December 2015 Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan welcomed their first daughter, whose Chinese name is Chen Mingyu.
December 9 2015 Zuckerberg expressed support for Muslims in the aftermath of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, stating they are always welcome on Facebook.
December 1 2015 Zuckerberg and Chan pledged to transfer 99% of their Facebook shares, valued at $45 billion, to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative over the course of their lives.
July 2015 Mark Zuckerberg announced that he and Priscilla Chan were expecting their first child, following three miscarriages experienced by Chan.
February 2015 The couple endowed the foundation of the San Francisco General Hospital with $75 million, the largest individual donation to a U.S. public hospital, which was later renamed in their honor.
2014 Mark Zuckerberg purchased 700 acres of land on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
December 11 2014 Zuckerberg participated in a live Q&A session at Facebook's headquarters to engage with the community on the platform.

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