Mark Zuckerberg
Another fiery Harvard drop-out, Mark developed Facebook.com in his college dorm. He made a site which is known for it's the fastest growth in the world. He is the man responsible for changing the face of social networking. The creator of early music software Pandora (named Synapse by him), his software received offers from tech giants like AOL and Microsoft. Not succumbing to those lucrative conglomerations, he formulated the site Harvard Connection for the college students. His next step was Facebook, a post which he left the college. Today, he is one of the most admired programmers around the world. His philanthropic works and humble personality makes him immensely popular. This internet entrepreneur is world's 16th richest man, his recent IPO of facebook was valued at $16 billion, the highest on earth. Through high-profile acquisitions of Whatsapp instant messenger, photo-sharing app Instagram, and virtual-reality start-up Oculus Rift, Zuckerberg has proved his ever-growing might and influence in the world of internet business.
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