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“Did Mark Zuckerberg Lose Money?” is a question that has been asked for years now. After all, Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history, and his company Facebook is now worth over billions of dollars. But did Mark really lose money in the past? The answer is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no.<\/p>\n

When Mark Zuckerberg first launched Facebook in 2004, he had to pay money to design the site, set up servers, and hire programmers to maintain the site. Then, rather than making money off the site, he began looking for investors to help him expand his operation and to get the site even bigger. He did end up raising around $500 million, but in the process he had to give away some of the company’s ownership. In return for his investments, Mark got about 20 percent of the business and was not allowed to sell his shares until the company went public.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that he had to give away some of his ownership, Mark Zuckerberg was still able to make a substantial amount of money when Facebook became public. In 2012, the company had an initial public offering (IPO) and Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth skyrocketed to an estimated $17.5 billion. One would think that this made him a billionaire overnight, but in reality, it was not quite that simple.<\/p>\n

The day before the IPO, Mark Zuckerberg had agreed to transfer 60 million shares to charitable foundations. In a relatively short time period, Mark Zuckerberg had become one of the world’s richest people, but he had also lost a significant amount of money by donating his shares. He estimated that he had given away around $9 billion in total.<\/p>\n