Mark Zuckerberg: Bio, Stocks Owned, & More

Meet the man who became a billionaire at age 23.

By Kristi Waterworth – Updated Jun 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM | Fact-checked by Frank Bass

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Zuckerberg transformed from college student to billionaire by founding Facebook, which went public in 2012.
His investments focus on tech startups in education, healthcare, and climate solutions.
Meta Platforms aims to lead in the metaverse, leveraging past purchases like Oculus VR.

Mark Zuckerberg is the brain behind Meta Platforms' (META -1.67%) Facebook and one of the world's richest people. Here's a look at how he made his wealth and where he invests it.

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, on stage at event. — Image source: Meta Platforms.

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NASDAQ: META

Meta Platforms

Today's Change

(-1.67%) $-10.84

Current Price

$637.51

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$1608B

Day's Range

$636.19 - $659.30

52wk Range

$479.80 - $796.25

Volume

12K

Avg Vol

14M

Gross Margin

82.00%

Dividend Yield

0.00%

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In 2015, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, launched the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), a philanthropic organization. CZI funds programs to create opportunities in northern California communities, advance criminal justice and immigration reform, eradicate disease, and improve education.

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Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs are innovators who seek to change their industry in some significant way rather than simply service an existing customer base.

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Zuckerberg's public interviews typically center on Facebook and Meta Platforms, rather than his investing style or which stocks to buy. Still, it's possible to glean a sense of his style by looking at the projects he personally funds and the companies he's rolled into his Meta Platforms empire.

Zuckerberg's investments

Many of Zuckerberg's personal projects are cause-driven. Recent investments and grants funded by CZI have focused on technological solutions for healthcare, climate change, and education. Some of the companies Zuckerberg has supported include:

Apollo Agriculture: a commercial farming platform that small farmers in Africa use to increase their yields and profits.
BYJU's: an education technology company based in India.
Emeritus: a company that partners with leading universities to deliver educational content to learners around the world.
Handshake: a platform that connects employers with college students.
Lovevery: maker of award-winning children's play kits to support brain development.
Nerdy (NRDY +0.96%): owner of Varsity Tutors, an online tutoring marketplace. Nerdy is the first CZI investment to go public.
Twelve: a company that uses carbon emissions to make chemicals and fuel products.

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Takeaways for individual investors

As an individual investor, your financial goals probably don't match Zuckerberg's. You may not have corporate rivals, for example, or the resources to battle large-scale global climate change. Still, there are some investing strategies you can copy from Zuckerberg, CZI, and Meta:

Focus on sectors you know. Zuckerberg knows technology. You might feel more comfortable investing in the financial sector, real estate, food and beverage, or mass market retail.
Invest in emerging trends that interest you. Zuckerberg wants to be at the forefront of virtual experiences. Maybe you don't get the metaverse, but what about self-driving cars or biotech that saves lives? Find a cause you believe in and invest there.
Review your portfolio for exposure gaps and fill them in as necessary. Meta has a long history of buying companies to round out the experience on its biggest platform, Facebook. You can apply a similar concept to your investment portfolio. Look for gaps in your exposure and consider whether you should fill them. Think in terms of sectors, geographies, and business size.

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Person using a virtual reality headset device. — Image source: Getty Images.

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About the Author

Kristi Waterworth has been a contributing real estate and financial expert at The Motley Fool, covering real estate, investing, and personal finance topics, since 2020. Kristi has been interviewed by various TV media outlets and podcasts for her real estate investing expertise – from residential real estate to digital real estate and everything in between. Kristi’s journalist career spans over 25 years, and she has written about real estate investing, homeownership, and home construction specifically for the last decade. She was also previously a licensed Realtor and general building contractor before the Great Recession and housing market collapse. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from Columbia College in Missouri.

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Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Kristi Waterworth has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Who Is Mark Zuckerberg? Meta CEO

Meet the man who became a billionaire at age 23.

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