Technology & business · 1984–
Mark Zuckerberg Life & Career Timeline
From a college network to Facebook, Meta, global platforms and artificial intelligence.
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A sourced public timeline of Mark Zuckerberg’s work building Facebook and Meta, alongside major acquisitions, philanthropy, regulatory scrutiny and the company’s evolving technology strategy.
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Born in New York
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born in White Plains and grew up in nearby Dobbs Ferry.
Source: www.britannica.comBegins at Harvard
Zuckerberg enrolled at Harvard University and created early campus software projects.
Source: www.britannica.comTheFacebook launches
Zuckerberg and fellow students launched TheFacebook as a network initially available to Harvard students.
Source: about.meta.comMoves to Palo Alto
The young company moved its operations to California as the service expanded beyond individual campuses.
Source: www.britannica.comNews Feed launches
Facebook introduced News Feed, creating a continuously updated view of activity across a user’s network.
Source: about.fb.comFacebook Platform
At the first F8 conference, Facebook opened a platform that enabled outside developers to build applications for the network.
Source: about.fb.comFacebook reaches 500 million users
Facebook announced that its community had reached 500 million active users.
Source: about.fb.comSigns the Giving Pledge
Zuckerberg joined other wealthy donors in committing to give away most of his wealth during his lifetime or through his estate.
Source: givingpledge.orgFacebook IPO
Facebook became a publicly traded company in one of the largest technology listings of its period.
Source: www.sec.govInstagram acquisition announced
Facebook announced an agreement to acquire Instagram, which remained a distinct photo-sharing product.
Source: about.fb.comWhatsApp agreement
Facebook announced an agreement to acquire the messaging service WhatsApp.
Source: about.fb.comOculus joins Facebook
Facebook announced the acquisition of Oculus, accelerating Zuckerberg’s investment in virtual and augmented reality.
Source: about.fb.comChan Zuckerberg Initiative
Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, focused on science, education and community work.
Source: chanzuckerberg.comTestifies before Congress
Zuckerberg testified following revelations about Cambridge Analytica and questions about privacy, data access and platform responsibility.
Source: www.commerce.senate.govFacebook becomes Meta
Zuckerberg introduced Meta as the new corporate identity encompassing Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Reality Labs.
Source: about.fb.comMeta introduces Quest Pro
Meta presented a high-end mixed-reality headset as part of its long-term metaverse strategy.
Source: about.fb.comThreads launches
Meta launched Threads as a text-based social application connected to Instagram.
Source: about.fb.comMeta AI and Llama 3
Meta released Llama 3 models and expanded Meta AI across its major consumer applications.
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