{"id":11060,"date":"2022-07-14T05:58:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11060"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:58:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:58:21","slug":"when-was-facebook-founded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-founded","title":{"rendered":"When Was Facebook Founded?"},"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-69ef4c16e5318\" 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-69ef4c16e5318\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ef4c16e5318\" ><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\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#When_Was_Facebook_Founded\" title=\"When Was Facebook Founded?\">When Was Facebook Founded?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#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\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#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\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#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\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#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\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#Andrew_McCollum\" title=\"Andrew McCollum\">Andrew McCollum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#Date_of_founding\" title=\"Date of founding\">Date of founding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#Value_of_company\" title=\"Value of company\">Value of company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/when-was-facebook-founded\/#Impact_on_society\" title=\"Impact on society\">Impact on society<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Was_Facebook_Founded\"><\/span>When Was Facebook Founded?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"when was facebook founded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MzEtTKg.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>How many of us have wondered, when was Facebook founded? We are fascinated by this question, as we wonder who were the founding members of Facebook? This article explores the history of Facebook and the people who created it. Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes are some of the main players. But who are the other founders? How did they contribute to the success of the company? And why are they so important to our lives?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Zuckerberg\"><\/span>Mark Zuckerberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When was Facebook founded by Mark Zuckerberg? Founder Mark Zuckerberg created the social networking site while attending Harvard University in 2004. At the time, the site had a user base of one million. Afterwards, he attracted interest from Microsoft and AOL, and created Synapse, a music software program. After the site&#8217;s initial launch, Facebook grew quickly and spread to three more Ivy League schools. In August of 2005, Facebook&#8217;s address was bought for $200,000. In December of that year, the social network reached its first million users, and Zuckerberg departed from Harvard to run the company from California.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eduardo_Saverin\"><\/span>Eduardo Saverin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eduardo Saverin was a co-founder of Facebook and has a net worth of about US$11 billion. He co-founded the social network at the age of 21 and left the company at age 22. He is now a billionaire and invests in ventures that promote global technological innovation. He is a well-known mentor and investor in the technology industry, having worked with numerous companies of all sizes and at various stages of investment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dustin_Moskovitz\"><\/span>Dustin Moskovitz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The co-founders of Facebook and enterprise collaboration software company Asana, Dustin Moskovitz, recently spoke to TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Erick Schonfeld at Disrupt. He discussed the early days of Facebook, how it&#8217;s changed since its launch, and the state of Silicon Valley. After the announcement of Google+, Moskovitz was asked about its impact on the 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&#8217;s recent resignation has rekindled his political ambitions, but Hughes&#8217; previous experience with Facebook makes it difficult to say he is a Facebook villain. The former Facebook employee stepped down with a small stake in the company and has not received the same notoriety as Zuckerberg. Instead, he has volunteered for President Obama&#8217;s presidential campaign and served as editor of The New Republic, where he pushed for universal basic income and other social reforms.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew_McCollum\"><\/span>Andrew McCollum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Andrew McCollum is an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Facebook and is now the CEO of Philo. The former entrepreneur also holds a number of other positions, including CEO of Philo. His aforementioned experience at Facebook made him an expert on social networks. He was a strong believer in the power of community, which is why he grew up in a large family and attended Harvard and MIT.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Date_of_founding\"><\/span>Date of founding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Facebook company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company was previously known as TheFacebook, Inc. and Meta Platforms, Inc., both of which were based in Menlo Park, California. They also own Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Founded in 2004, the company has grown to more than two billion monthly active users and a market cap of more than $40 billion. The company has had many names, including &#8220;TheFacebook&#8221; and &#8220;Meta.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Value_of_company\"><\/span>Value of company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>By September 2017, Facebook was worth over $200 billion, which was a huge success for the company. While Facebook had been experiencing difficulties, the company was making strides and was on the way to being profitable. In Q4 of 2017, Facebook reported $701m in profit &#8211; a 34% increase from a year ago. The company was also making acquisitions and making money. Now, the question is how the company has managed to reach such a high valuation in such a short period of time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_on_society\"><\/span>Impact on society<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The impact of Facebook on society is a growing concern for many people. It is now an integral part of our lives. Last week, Facebook faced skepticism during testimony to the Senate Banking Committee about Libra, a proposed alternative financial system. Other recent events have impacted society, including Justin Bieber&#8217;s tweet calling for President Obama to let &#8220;those kids out of the crate.&#8221; And Philadelphia&#8217;s police department has fired 12 officers for posting racist comments on Facebook. While Facebook has taken steps to address these issues, its negative impact on society is still a real issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Was Facebook Founded? How many of us have wondered, when was Facebook founded? We are fascinated by this question, as we wonder who were the founding members of Facebook? This article explores the history of Facebook and the people who created it. 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