Fascinating Facts about IG

- From Stanford to Instagram

Systrom graduated from Stanford University in 2006 with a degree in management
science and engineering. Little did he know that this academic journey would lead
him to create one of the most popular social media platforms in the world

A Milestone of 1 Billion Users

In 2018, Instagram reached an incredible milestone of 1 billion monthly active

users. It became the second most popular social media platform, trailing only

behind Facebook

An Instagram for Every Language

Recognizing the global reach of Instagram, the platform is available in more than

40 languages, ensuring that people from diverse cultures and backgrounds can

connect and share their stories seamlessly.

FACTS ABOUT THE FOUNDER kevin systrom

Daily time spent on Instagram?
1 hour.
Favorite person to follow?
David Beckham.
Last book he read:
The Checklist Manifesto. I skip between books—does anyone else do this?
Mornings or nights?
Nights.
Favorite emoji?
Heart eyes.
Fly private or commercial?
Depends on who’s paying.
Podcast?
“How I Built This” and Ted Radio Hour.
Best thing you’re watching?
Just finished Narcos season 3.
Cats or dogs?
Dogs, for sure. Sorry cat people
 1. At the age of 12, Mark built a messaging tool for his father called Zucknet that improved communication for
dentists.

2. He knows 6 languages including English, Hebrew, French, Latin, Greek, and Mandarin Chinese.

3. Zuckerberg decided to donate 99% of his Facebook shares over the course of his life.

4. Mark is married to his wife Priscilla, has two daughters named Max and August, and a Hungarian sheepdog
named Beast.

5. He dropped out of Harvard in 2004 and then in 2017 went back and completed his degree. Watch his 2017
Harvard commencement speech.

6. He is a registered organ donor.

7. Mark, as of 2017, is #5 most richest man on the Forbes list.

8. The movie, “The Social Network” was inspired by Mark’s life events.
9. He designed his wife’s wedding ring.
10. It has been known that his business cards has the tagline, “I’m CEO, Bitch!”
11. facebook.com was once called thefacebook.com
12. “My goal was to never make Facebook cool. I’m not a cool person.”

Interesting facts about Facebook

1. 01Facebook’s revenue amounted to $70.7 billion in 2019 alone.

2. 02Facebook’s assets worldwide amount to $133.38 billion as of 2019.

3. 0344,942 people work for Facebook as of December 2019.

4. 04It cost $23.99 billion to run Facebook in 2019.

5. 05Facebook earned $18.49 billion in 2019.