{"id":10654,"date":"2022-07-14T05:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10654"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:44:17","slug":"who-founded-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook","title":{"rendered":"Who Founded Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ecf0c4d709b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ecf0c4d709b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ecf0c4d709b\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook\/#Who_Founded_Facebook\" title=\"Who Founded Facebook?\">Who Founded Facebook?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook\/#Mark_Zuckerberg\" title=\"Mark Zuckerberg\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook\/#Eduardo_Saverin\" title=\"Eduardo Saverin\">Eduardo Saverin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook\/#Dustin_Moskovitz\" title=\"Dustin Moskovitz\">Dustin Moskovitz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook\/#Chris_Hughes\" title=\"Chris Hughes\">Chris Hughes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-founded-facebook\/#Other_co-founders\" title=\"Other co-founders\">Other co-founders<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Founded_Facebook\"><\/span>Who Founded Facebook?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"who founded facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/0NhzRds.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>You may be wondering: who founded Facebook? Here is a rundown of the main players in the social network. From left to right: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin. Read on for more information on these men. What did they have in common? Here are the most notable facts about these men and their contribution to the success of Facebook. After reading this article, you will know who founded Facebook!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Zuckerberg\"><\/span>Mark Zuckerberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004. While studying psychology at Harvard, he had already created a number of social networking websites for his peers, including Coursematch and Facemash. Zuckerberg took his ideas and turned them into reality by launching &#8220;The facebook&#8221; in February 2004. The company was initially a sheet of paper, but in less than 24 hours, more than 1,200 Harvard students had signed up to use the service.<\/p>\n<p>He is the son of Edward and Karen Zuckerberg, and grew up in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He began computer coding as a child and took classes at the local community college, Phillips Exeter Academy, and Harvard. He also has a love of music, and lists Green Day, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, and The Rolling Stones among his favorite artists. Today, Facebook is a worldwide social network that connects over a billion people.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eduardo_Saverin\"><\/span>Eduardo Saverin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is hard to believe that a former employee of Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, could be sued by Facebook over his diluted shares. Saverin sued the company for breach of fiduciary duty and he ultimately settled for 4% or 5% of Facebook stock, worth nearly $ 5 billion. The company was so unhappy with Saverin&#8217;s lawsuit that they fired him as CEO in November 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin co-founded Facebook. Saverin invested $15,000 in the company in order to create the social network, which went online a year later. His money paid for the servers that Facebook uses to serve its users. They subsequently formed a limited liability company called &#8220;Facebook&#8221; and hired Dustin Moskovitz to run it. In 2006, Mark Zuckerberg and Saverin announced the public launch of Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dustin_Moskovitz\"><\/span>Dustin Moskovitz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dustin Moskovitz is an American internet entrepreneur. He co-founded Facebook, Inc., along with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, and Justin Rosenstein. He is also the co-founder of Asana. He currently serves on the board of directors of Facebook. This article will focus on his contributions to the social media giant. You can learn more about him at his website.<\/p>\n<p>The internet entrepreneur, social philanthropist, and co-founder of Asana and Facebook is Dustin Moskovitz. He is a member of the Giving Pledge initiative, a program started by Bill Gates. He has donated a large sum of money to charity and enjoys helping good causes. Dustin Moskovitz founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin in 2004. He later left the company to start another software company.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chris_Hughes\"><\/span>Chris Hughes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg and Chris Hughes founded Facebook in their Harvard residence hall room in 2004. Inspired by the rise of the personal computing industry and the widespread usage of cyberspace, they began to implement ideas they had developed in high school. The two college students had entrepreneurial and leadership qualities that helped them build an extremely successful company. Today, the social network has over 175 million users. The founders have earned the title of &#8220;the youngest entrepreneur ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg and Hughes met while attending Harvard University. Hughes&#8217;s initial contributions were modest, despite being valued at $400 million by Forbes. As an avid blogger and writer, Hughes was given early responsibility for public relations and suggested changes to the site&#8217;s interface. As Facebook became more popular, his role grew and eventually he cashed out for equity equivalent to about two percent of the company. But the most notable part of Hughes&#8217; Facebook tenure is that he remained an avid user.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_co-founders\"><\/span>Other co-founders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Facebook company is run by Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and TheFacebook, Inc. The company is based in Menlo Park, California. Its subsidiaries include Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company is also known for being involved in the creation of a number of other social networks. Here are some facts about the company. There are many co-founders of Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hughes was Facebook&#8217;s fourth co-founder and is associated with the social aspects of the project. He led the social network efforts and was responsible for expanding the company beyond Harvard. Hughes also co-founded Instagram, which later went public. And he was the seventh employee. Several other co-founders helped to make Facebook more popular, including Dustin Moskovitz, who became an official Facebook explainer. But what does it all mean for the company&#8217;s future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who Founded Facebook? You may be wondering: who founded Facebook? Here is a rundown of the main players in the social network. From left to right: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin. Read on for more information on these men. What did they have in common? 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