The Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg once reflected on one of the most pivotal — and costly — missteps in Facebook's ...

In 2014, when Facebook (now Meta) acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion, Mark Zuckerberg promised to honor these principles. That was then. The note on Koum’s desk.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in a 'Conversation on Free Expression' in Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2019.

As Zuckerberg blows out 30 candles on his cake today, here are 30 things he’s already accomplished. quicklist: 1title: He's Richtext: Forbes estimates Zuckerberg’s net worth at $26.6 billion.