{"id":13261,"date":"2024-02-11T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T07:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/?p=13261"},"modified":"2024-02-11T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T07:05:13","slug":"how-does-mark-zuckerberg-get-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/how-does-mark-zuckerberg-get-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Mark Zuckerberg Get Paid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mark Zuckerberg, the American entrepreneur, computer programmer, and philanthropist has formed one of the most successful digital communities in the world. From founding Facebook in 2004, Zuckerberg is now worth an estimated $70 billion and is known as one of the wealthiest people in the world. However, many people are curious to know: how exactly does Mark Zuckerberg get paid?<\/p>\n

For starters, Zuckerberg’s main source of income is Facebook. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest social media platform. In 2019 he earned a salary of base salary of $1 and other compensation totaling $23.4 million for his services to the company. But this isn’t the only way he earns money. Let’s take a look at some of the other ways Zuckerberg is taking home the big bucks.<\/p>\n

Most notably, Zuckerberg is the majority owner of Facebook, meaning he owns the majority of the company’s shares. This is a big benefit for him because it gives him a major say in decisions made for the future of the company. He owns more than 414 million Class A shares and about 116 million Class B shares. The Class A share gives him voting rights and more say over the company’s fate. Between 2018 and 2020 so far, Zuckerberg has sold more than 31 million Facebook shares and gained more than $6.7 billion due to this.<\/p>\n

On top of this, Zuckerberg also handles investments in other companies and startups, usually through the venture capital firm he founded (with his college roommate Eduardo Saverin) in 2004. He’s invested in companies such as Instagram, Slack, and Lyft and has seen returns of more than $1 billion in some cases. Other investments include nonprofits and philanthropic projects. He also makes money from speaking engagements when he appears at events or gives lectures.<\/p>\n

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