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    Mark Zuckerberg

    Mark Zuckerberg

    Awards & Honours

    4

    Awards Won

    7

    Honours

    6

    Rankings

    10

    Covers

    3

    Records

    Zuckerberg's achievements are measured in business and philanthropy rather than traditional entertainment awards. He was Time's Person of the Year in 2010, the youngest to receive that honor at 26. He has repeatedly topped the Forbes 400 list and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has pledged billions to cure disease and reform education. He holds a Guinness World Record for Facebook being the fastest company to reach 1 billion users. His honorary doctorate from Harvard in 2017 recognized his impact on technology and society.

    Mark Zuckerberg receiving an award

    Awards

    Honours & Distinctions

    Time 100 Most Influential People

    Time·2008

    Listed among the world's most influential people.

    Time 100 Most Influential People

    Time·2011

    Listed among the world's most influential people.

    Time 100 Most Influential People

    Time·2016

    Listed among the world's most influential people.

    Time 100 Most Influential People

    Time·2019

    Listed among the world's most influential people.

    Honorary Doctor of Laws

    Harvard University·2017

    Awarded for his impact on technology and philanthropy.

    Key to the City

    City of San Francisco·2012

    Awarded by Mayor Ed Lee for economic contributions.

    Fastest Company to Reach 1 Billion Users

    Guinness World Records·2015

    Facebook achieved this milestone in record time.

    Rankings & Lists

    #1

    Forbes 400

    Forbes·2024
    #1

    Forbes 400

    Forbes·2025
    #3

    Forbes Billionaires List

    Forbes·2024
    #4

    Forbes Billionaires List

    Forbes·2025
    #3

    Bloomberg Billionaires Index

    Bloomberg·2025
    #3

    Harvard Business Review CEO Ranking

    Harvard Business Review·2024

    Magazine Covers

    Time

    May 2010

    The Facebook Effect

    Time

    December 2010

    Person of the Year

    Time

    October 2018

    The Facebook Fallout

    Forbes

    April 2008

    The New Billionaire

    Forbes

    March 2012

    The Facebook IPO

    Forbes

    September 2024

    Meta's Metaverse Bet

    Wired

    July 2010

    The Facebook Generation

    Wired

    September 2016

    The Zuckerberg Doctrine

    Vanity Fair

    October 2010

    The New Establishment

    The New Yorker

    October 2021

    The Metaverse

    Records & Feats

    Youngest self-made billionaire (age 23)

    Career Milestone·2008

    In 2008, at age 23, Zuckerberg became the youngest self-made billionaire in history, with a net worth of $1.5 billion.

    Fastest company to reach 1 billion users

    Historic First·2015

    Facebook reached 1 billion monthly active users faster than any company before, earning a Guinness World Record in 2015.

    Largest social media IPO at the time

    Box Office·2012

    Facebook's 2012 IPO raised $16 billion, making it the largest technology IPO in history at that time.