From Harvard Dorm Visit To Bill Gates Catch-up, Inside Mark Zuckerberg's 40th Birthday Celebration

Mark Zuckerberg, Co-founder and CEO of Facebook, celebrated his 40th birthday on Tuesday. His wife Priscilla Chan made sure that Zuckerberg reflected back on his life as she organised a birthday bash with miniature models of some of the most significant places in life. These places included his childhood bedroom where he learned to code, his Harvard dorm where he launched Facebook with his friends, his favourite Pinocchio’s Pizzeria, his “first apartment with just a mattress on the floor” where he stayed till they reached 100 million people on Facebook, office lockdown where he “worked day and night to fight off competitors”.

Zuckerberg shared the photos from his birthday, which included Bill Gates sitting inside the model of Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm. Zuckerberg’s post also has a video in which some of his closest friends and associates sent their best wishes and recalled the great time they spent together.

This post got over 40 lakh views in less than a day. Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, wished him and wrote, “Welcome to the 4th floor Mark!” Dr Rahul Mandal, the winner of 2018 The Great British Baking Show remarked, “Happiest birthday Sir. And we share a birthday!!

Chan also shared a post on Zuckerberg’s birthday and wrote, “Mark doesn’t usually let me go big for his birthday but for his 40th I was allowed to throw a bash as long our friends and family also roasted him. We all had a blast! Let’s just say that no one suffered from a lack of material!”

Talking about what she admires in Zuckerberg, she added, “One of my favourite things about Mark is how he really, truly believes in people. He sees the potential in all of us. I have no idea what adventures are coming next, but I’m here for all of them.”

Zuckerberg and Chan have been married for over a decade. They tied the knot on May 19, 2012, which was a day after Facebook went public with its initial public offering. The couple got married in a surprise outdoor wedding with their close friends and relatives. According to People Magazine, Zuckerberg and Chan had kept the wedding a secret from all guests, who had come to celebrate Chan’s graduation from medical school. However, the graduation party was actually a wedding. Zuckerberg and Chan have three daughters, Maxima, August, and Aurelia.