On May 14, Mark Zuckerberg celebrated his 40th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day with friends and family. At the party, the American billionaire wore a gold chain and an oversized black T-shirt.

Mark Zuckerberg posted on Instagram with many photos of a 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day party hosted by his wife Priscilla Chan: “Grateful for my first 40 years! Priscilla threw me a little party and recreated a lot of the places I used to live in the early days:

(1) My 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood bedroom where I learned to code

(2) Harvard dorm where I launched Facebook (with special guest Bill Gates)

Bill Gates in a model of Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dormitory room – Photo: Instagram

(3) The first apartment had only a mattress on the floor where I lived until we (Facebook) reached 100 million users

(4) Lock the office door where we work day and night to fend off our competitors

(5) Pinocchio Bakery, near where I lived in college

(6) Introduce my daughters to the room where I grew up

(7) Grateful that people from all over the world came to celebrate with me

(8) Some of my favorite people made videos (congratulating me)…

Here’s to the next 40 years!”

The black T-shirt that Mark Zuckerberg wore had the Latin words “Carthago delenda est” printed on it. This phrase is often associated with the Roman politician Cato the Elder, who is said to have uttered it at the end of his speech as a call to arms.

In fact, Mark Zuckerberg himself quoted the phrase in 2011 after Google launched its social media platform Google+ to compete with Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg declared a “lockdown” and rallied his employees against the rival social network.

On April 2, 2019, the social network Google+ was discontinued after more than 8 years of hardship but could not create a buzz like Facebook.

“You know, one of my favorite Roman orators ended every speech with the phrase Carthago delenda est. ‘Carthage must be destroyed’. For some reason, I think of that right now,” Mark Zuckerberg said, according to an excerpt from Chaos Monkeys – a book written by a former Facebook employee.

The shirt with Latin letters also fits Mark Zuckerberg’s personal preferences.

Mark Zuckerberg has a long-standing interest in the Roman Empire and studied Latin in high school. He named all three of his daughters Maxima, August and Aurelia after Roman emperors.

On her husband’s 40th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day, Priscilla Chan also wore the same outfit as Mark Zuckerberg, a plain white T-shirt and a gold necklace.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan and their three daughters – Photo: Instagram

This isn’t the first time Mark Zuckerberg has worn a T-shirt and necklace. The CEO of Meta Platforms (Facebook and Instagram’s parent company) wore a similar outfit on April 13 when he took his wife to the UFC 300 event.

UFC 300 is a mixed martial arts event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), taking place on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise city, Nevada, USA. UFC 300 is considered one of the most epic UFC events ever, with matches featuring 12 current or former champions and many other famous fighters.

Just a week later, on April 18, Mark Zuckerberg made a similar fashion choice when announcing Meta Platforms’ latest AI products. This time, he paired his chain necklace with a navy blue T-shirt.

In recent years, the Facebook owner has shown more focus on his appearance and dress, seemingly aimed at making him appear more approachable.

In addition to innovating his clothing style, Mark Zuckerberg also became stronger when he started practicing mixed martial arts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Returning to the 40th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day party, Mark Zuckerberg said: “So grateful that people around the world came to celebrate with me.” The food at the 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day party also brought a sense of nostalgia when Priscilla Chan chose to recreate the Pinocchio bakery, near where her husband lived in college.

Mark Zuckerberg’s friends made a video to wish him a happy 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day. Appearing in the video are images from Mark Zuckerberg’s 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood to his college graduation and his adulthood. Next, famous friends of Mark Zuckerberg such as actor Vin Diesel, former Meta Operations Director – Sheryl Sandberg, UFC fighter Alexander Volkanosvki, male singer T-Pain, Spotify CEO – Daniel Ek and both Priscilla Chan took turns congratulating the Meta Platforms CEO.

Priscilla Chan wrote on her personal Instagram: “Mark usually doesn’t let me have a big party on his 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day. But on this 40th, I was allowed to have fun with my friends and family. All jokes aside. That aside, I remember Mark’s 21st 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day that we spent together. One of the things I like most about Mark is how he truly believes in people potential in all of us. I don’t know what adventures lie ahead for us, but I will still be here looking forward to many more years together.”

Mark Zuckerberg’s full name is Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on May 14, 1984 in White Plains city, New York state, USA. He is the youngest 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 in a family where his father is a dentist and his mother is a psychiatrist. Mark Zuckerberg has three sisters: Randi, Donna and Arielle.

Since 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood, Mark Zuckerberg has attracted attention thanks to his excellent academic achievements. At the age of 12, Mark Zuckerberg created the messaging program Zucknet, using the Atari BASIC programming language, the predecessor of the Instant Messenger application.

In 2002, Mark Zuckerberg attended Harvard University, majoring in psychology and computer science. Right in his second year of college, Mark Zuckerberg and his classmates programmed a social network called The Facebook.

In 2005, The facebook changed its name to Facebook and expanded to allow other high school and college students to join. By 2006, Facebook expanded to allow public participation. In 2008, Facebook launched the News Feed feature, allowing users to see their friends’ activities.

In just a few years, Facebook has grown rapidly and put Mark Zuckerberg on the list of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires.

In 2012, he married Priscilla Chan. Since then, they have lived happily and welcomed three daughters one after another.

While other famous billionaires such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk did not live with their longtime wives when they were rich, Mark Zuckerberg is happy with his 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood partner, enjoying his wealth. assets of 169 billion USD and is currently the 4th richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Bloomberg billionaires index).

On May 16, 2014, Mark Zuckerberg’s total assets were only about 26.1 billion USD, but now the number has reached 169 billion USD. Meta Platforms’ shares have increased more than 700% in the past 10 years, helping Mark Zuckerberg, who holds a 13% stake here, continue to be in the rankings of the world’s richest people.