Zuckerberg

A neutral, source-first reference on the life, work, and public record of Mark Zuckerberg — founder of Facebook, CEO of Meta.

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and business executive best known as the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook — now Meta Platforms, Inc. Launched from a Harvard dormitory room in February 2004, the service he built grew into one of the largest communications platforms in human history, connecting billions of people across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.

This reference is built like a reference book: biography, a year-by-year timeline, verified quotes, the people around him, and the contested parts of the record — including the founding disputes and the dramatized film version of his story — handled plainly in myth vs. record.

Where to go next

• New here? Start here for a five-minute orientation.
• Want the facts in order? The biography and timeline.
• Want his own words? Sayings — every quote cited, misattributions flagged.
• Want the debates? Myth vs. record.
• Want the character? Meet the character and the social pack.

Source notes

• Biographical facts follow documented reporting: David Kirkpatrick’s The Facebook Effect (2010), public filings, and Meta’s own corporate history.
• Living-person standard: disputed claims are attributed; the film The Social Network is treated as dramatization, not record.
• Full source list on the sources page; uncertainty policy on methodology.