Mark Zuckerberg has celebrated his 40th birthday with recreations of places he lived when he was younger.
The Facebook founder shared rare photos of his family and friends at the party on Instagram, in which he said his wife Priscilla Chan “recreated a lot of places I lived in the early days.”
One of the images showed him sitting next to Bill Gates in a miniature version of the Harvard dormitory where billionaire Meta created Facebook.
Gates, smiling at the camera, is sitting on a small red couch while Zuckerberg is sitting on a small wooden chair.
Another image showed the father of three with his daughters Máxima, 8, and August, 6, as he shows them the recreation of his childhood bedroom, where he learned to code.
One of the images showed him sitting next to Bill Gates in a miniature version of the Harvard dorm where the meta-billionaire created Facebook.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 7 Another image shows the father of three with his daughters Máxima, August 8 and 6, as he shows them the recreation of his childhood room, where he learned to code.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765980_685_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Another image shows the father of three with his daughters Máxima, August 8 and 6, as he shows them the recreation of his childhood room, where he learned to code.
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“Grateful that people traveled from all over the world to celebrate with me,” Zuckerberg captioned a photo, which showed him sharing a drink with friends at the party.
Chan also had a cubicle at her party that represented her husband’s first apartment, where she said she lived with just a mattress on the floor until Facebook reached 100 million people.
In another image, Zuckerberg can be seen at a booth that resembles his office during the shutdown, “where we work day and night to fight off the competition,” Zuckerberg wrote in the caption.
The food at Zuckerberg’s party was also accompanied by a wave of nostalgia, as his wife recreated Pinocchio’s pizzeria, where the tech mogul said he “basically lived in college.”
“Grateful that people from all over the world traveled to celebrate with me,” Zuckerberg captioned a photo, which showed him sharing a drink with friends at the party.
He captioned the carousel of his birthday photos with: ‘Grateful for my first 40 years!’
Many of his friends also made a video to congratulate Zuckerberg, including his good friend Sheryl Sandberg, who used to be Meta’s COO.
His wife also appeared in the video and took to Instagram to mark Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday, writing: “Mark doesn’t usually let me do something big for his birthday, but for his 40th birthday I was allowed to throw a party as long as our friends and relatives did it too. She roasted him.
‘We all had a great time! Let’s say that no one suffered from lack of material!
‘Jokes aside, as I reflect on Mark’s 21 birthdays we’ve spent together, one of my favorite things about Mark is how he truly believes in people.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 11 Zuckerberg said this booth showed a recreation of his childhood bedroom, where he learned to code.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765981_929_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Zuckerberg said this booth showed a recreation of his childhood bedroom, where he learned to code.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 13 Chan also had a cubicle at her party that represented her husband's first apartment, where she said she lived with just a mattress on the floor until Facebook reached 100 million people.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765981_378_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Chan also had a cubicle at her party that represented her husband’s first apartment, where she said she lived with just a mattress on the floor until Facebook reached 100 million people.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 15 In another image, Zuckerberg can be seen at a booth that resembles his office during the lockdown,](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765981_241_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
In another image, Zuckerberg can be seen at a booth that resembles his office during the shutdown, “where we work day and night to fight off the competition,” Zuckerberg wrote in the caption.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 17 The food at Zuckerberg's party was also accompanied by a wave of nostalgia, as his wife recreated the pizzeria from Pinocchio, where the tech mogul said he](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765981_464_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
The food at Zuckerberg’s party was also accompanied by a wave of nostalgia, as his wife recreated Pinocchio’s pizzeria, where the tech mogul said he “basically lived in college.”
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 19 Zuckerberg posted a video that included photos of him as a child, like the ones shown above.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765981_890_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Zuckerberg posted a video that included photos of him as a child, like the ones shown above.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 21 One of Zuckerberg's photos when he was younger shows him holding a baseball bat and wearing a red T-shirt and matching red cap.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765982_578_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
One of Zuckerberg’s photos when he was younger shows him holding a baseball bat and wearing a red T-shirt and matching red cap.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 23 Another image shows Zuckerberg at his Harvard graduation while holding his diploma.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765982_916_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Another image shows Zuckerberg at his Harvard graduation while holding his diploma.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 25 Another throwback in the video shows Zuckerberg, Chan and one of their daughters on her first birthday.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765982_496_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Another throwback in the video shows Zuckerberg, Chan and one of their daughters on her first birthday.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 27 Another image shows Zuckerberg (right) with a friend while drinking from a red plastic cup.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765983_316_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Another image shows Zuckerberg (right) with a friend while drinking from a red plastic cup.
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Another image shows a shirtless Zuckerberg next to two MMA fighters.
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 31 The video included an old clip of Chan, in which he said:](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765983_648_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
The video included an old clip of Chan, in which he said: “Big red flag.” Isn’t this guy doing his homework? He’s not going to amount to anything.
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One famous friend who congratulates Zuckerberg in the video is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who smiled and said: ’40 years…’
![Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates 'in his Harvard dorm': meta-billionaire enjoys lavish 'nostalgia' party with friends and family while sharing rare photos 35 Sheryl Sandberg (pictured) said:](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/05/1715765984_14_Mark-Zuckerberg-celebrates-turning-40-with-Bill-Gates-in-his.jpg.webp)
Sheryl Sandberg (pictured) said: “I can’t believe you’re only 40. Most successful 40-year-old of all time and best friend of all time.”
‘He sees the potential in all of us. I have no idea what adventures will come next, but I’m here for all of them. For many more.’
The video included several photographs from Zuckerberg’s childhood, as well as images of him drinking from a red mug, at his college graduation, at one of his daughter’s birthdays, and shirtless with MMA fighters.
One famous friend who congratulates Zuckerberg in the video is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who smiled and said, “Hi Mark.” 40 years old…’
The video included an old clip of Chan, in which he said: “Big red flag.” Isn’t this guy doing his homework? He’s not going to amount to anything.
Sandberg said: “I can’t believe you’re only 40. The most successful 40-year-old of all time and the best friend of all time.”
Another friend said: ‘Turning 40 is an amazing thing, except for all the physical things that happen to you. In my case, eyesight, a shoulder injury, an elbow injury… I’m sure you’ll do better.’
“You don’t look over 25 and I bet you don’t feel like it either,” said another.