Mark Zuckerberg: Co-founder of Facebook

Mark learns to code

Jan 1, 1996

ZucknetMark Zuckerberg used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet."

Creates music software, Synapse

Jan 1, 2000

Synapse, was an early version of Pandora Radio.

Mark declines AOL and Microsoft

Sep 1, 2002

AOL and Microsoft expressed an interest in buying Synapse, and hiring the teenager before graduation. He declined the offers and enrolled at Harvard.

CourseMatch and Facemash created

Jan 1, 2003

CourseMatch, helped students choose their classes based on the course selections of other users.
Facemash, compared the pictures of two students on campus and allowed users to vote on which one was more attractive.

Zuckerberg and friends create The Facebook

Jun 1, 2004

Mark, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin worked on, The Facebook, in their dorm.

Mark drops out of Harvard

Jun 1, 2004

Mark Zuckerberg drops out of Harvard to dedicate his full time to Facebook. Moves company to Palo Alto, California.
Facebook reaches 1 million users.

Facebook opens to more users

Dec 1, 2005

Facebook reaches 5.5 million users after granting access to more users.

Mark faces lawsuit

Jan 1, 2006

Creators of Harvard Connection claims that their idea was stolen, and needed pay for their business loss.
A settlement was made for $65 million between the two parties.

Facebook reaches 500 million users

Jul 21, 2010

Facebook reaches the 500 million user mark.