5 Most Influential Entrepreneurs in America

4. Mark Zuckerberg

Net Worth: $94.4 billion

Social media following: 116 million followers(Facebook)

Mark Zuckerberg, born in 1984, is widely known for being the founder of the social networking website called Facebook. In 2004, while he was attending Harvard University, Zuckerberg created the “thefacebook.com” website, which would later be renamed “Facebook”. The website allowed other Harvard students to upload their information and pictures to the template he had designed. 

 Amid a swiftly rising popularity, Facebook had to move its  headquarters to California. By 2005, Facebook had over 5 million users and remains one of the largest social network sites to date, with about 2.8 billion active users. Currently, Facebook is developing an Android-based smartwatch. In 2010, Zuckerberg was named the Person of the Year by Times Magazine. He was also awarded the CEO of the Year at the 6th Annual Crunchies in 2013.