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Facebook announces that it is acquiring the Sequoia Capital-backed multi-platform mobile messaging app WhatsApp for US$16 billion ($4 billion in cash, $12 billion in Facebook shares) plus an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years subsequent to closing.
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (/ ˈ z ʌ k ər b ɜːr ɡ /; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder.
Dustin Aaron Moskovitz [1] (/ ˈ m ɒ s k ə v ɪ t s /; born May 22, 1984) [2] is an American billionaire internet entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook, Inc. (now known as Meta Platforms) with Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum and Chris Hughes. [3]
Facebook's data policy outlines its policies for collecting, storing, and sharing user's data. [121] Facebook enables users to control access to individual posts and their profile [122] through privacy settings. [123] The user's name and profile picture (if applicable) are public.
Facebook’s market cap has ranged between $329 billion and $731 billion from February 2020 to 2021. ... As of February 2020, Facebook’s biggest shareholders include its founders, as well as big ...
Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] At Harvard, Hughes met and was recruited by Mark Zuckerberg , who was still working in the early stages of the website. During their summer break in 2004, Hughes and Zuckerberg traveled to Palo Alto, California .
[7] [8] Based in Singapore, [9] he is the co-founder and co-CEO of the venture capital firm B Capital, and has also invested in early-stage startups such as Qwiki [10] and Jumio. [11] Saverin is the wealthiest Brazilian, with an estimated net worth of US$32.6 billion as of 30 December 2024, according to Forbes , and the 52nd richest individual ...
McCollum attended Harvard University with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and others on the founding team. He worked at Facebook from February 2004 till September 2007. Initially, he worked on Wirehog, a file-sharing program, together with Adam D'Angelo. McCollum returned to Harvard College and graduated in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in computer ...