There is a general notion that a person's financial worth can be deduced by the car they drive. Although somewhat popular, this assertion has been downplayed by the world's youngest billionaire, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.
Some of his contemporaries or multi-millionaires and billionaires drive Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, Aston Martins and Bugatti Veyrons, which come with hefty price tags running into hundreds of thousands of dollars and even millions.
According to a source, Zuckerberg, 29, and currently worth $19bn, according to Forbes, drives an
Acura TSX and a Honda Fit, which cost about $30,000 and $18,000, respectively.His Acura TSX, is an entry level luxury sedan which uses a 2.4 litre in-line 4 cylinder engine. It can churn out 201 hp and 172 lb-ft torque and has a 5 -speed automatic transmission, which comes with steering-wheel paddle shifters for optional manual shifting. The car is quite packed with luxury features like leather interior, automatic climate control, a seven-speaker sound system, Satellite Radio and HandsFreeLink.
Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984 in White Plains, New York, to Edward Zuckerberg, a dentist, and Karen (née Kempner), a psychiatrist.
In his early teens he created a music player named Synapse – as a school project – with help from a friend, which used artificial intelligence to understand one's taste in music and created a playlist accordingly.
Software bigwigs like Microsoft and AOL tried to buy it and even recruit Mark. But he refused both. Instead, he went to Harvard in 2002.
On February 4, 2004, with the help of his room mates, Dutsin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, and using the finance provided by another friend, Eduardo Saverin, he launched what then was called 'The Facebook'. It was an instant hit which made Mark the next big thing.
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