Mark Zuckerberg celebrates turning 40 with Bill Gates ‘in his Harvard dorm’: Meta billionaire enjoys lavish ‘nostalgia’ party with friends and family as he shares rare photographs

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, saying his wife Priscilla Chan “recreated some of the places I used to live.”

In one photo, he sat next to Bill Gates in a miniature version of the Harvard dorm room where the Meta-billionaire created Facebook.

Gates, smiling into the camera, sits on a small red couch while Zuckerberg sits on a small wooden chair.

Another image showed the father of three with his daughters Maxima, 8, and August, 6, as he shows them around the recreation of his childhood room where he learned to code.

Another image showed the father of three with his daughters Maxima, 8, and August, 6, as he shows them around the recreation of his childhood room where he learned to code

“Grateful that people from all over the world traveled to celebrate with me,” Zuckerberg captioned a photo of him sharing a drink with friends at the party

Chan also had a booth at his party that represented her husband’s first apartment, where he said he lived with only a mattress on the floor until Facebook reached 100 million people.

Another photo shows Zuckerberg in a booth that resembles his office during a lockdown “where we worked day and night to face the competition,” Zuckerberg wrote in the caption.

The food at Zuckerberg’s party also brought a wave of nostalgia, as his wife recreated Pinocchio’s Pizzeria, where the tech mogul said he “actually lived in college.”

“Grateful that people from all over the world traveled to celebrate with me,” Zuckerberg captioned a photo of himself 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 celebrate Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday. She wrote: ‘Mark doesn’t usually let me go all out for his birthday, but for his 40th I was allowed to throw a party as long as our friends and family did too. roasted him.

‘We all enjoyed it! Let’s just say that no one suffered from a lack of material!

“Jokes aside, when I think back on Mark’s 21 birthdays we spent together, one of my favorite things about Mark is that he truly believes in people.

Zuckerberg said this cubicle was a replica of his childhood bedroom where he learned to code

Chan also had a booth at his party that represented her husband’s first apartment, where he said he lived with only a mattress on the floor until Facebook reached 100 million people.

In another photo, Zuckerberg is seen in a booth that resembles his office during a lockdown “where we worked day and night to face the competition,” Zuckerberg wrote in the caption

The food at Zuckerberg’s party also brought a wave of nostalgia, as his wife recreated Pinocchio’s Pizzeria, where the tech mogul said he “actually lived in college.”

Zuckerberg posted a video with childhood photos of him, like the one above

One of Zuckerberg’s photos when he was younger shows him holding a baseball bat and wearing a red shirt and matching red cap

Another photo shows Zuckerberg at his Harvard graduation, holding his diploma

Another memory in the video shows Zuckerberg, Chan and one of their daughters on her first birthday

In another photo, Zuckerberg (right) is seen with a friend as he drinks from a red plastic cup

In another photo, Zuckerberg is seen shirtless as he stands next to two MMA fighters

The video included an old clip of Chan, in which she said, “Major red flag. This man doesn’t do his homework? He’s not going to amount to anything.”

One celebrity friend who congratulates Zuckerberg in the video is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who smiled as he said, “40 years old…”

Sheryl Sandberg (pictured) said: ‘I can’t believe you’re only 40. Most Talented 40 Year Old Ever and Best Friend Ever

‘He sees the potential in all of us. I have no idea what adventures come next, but I’m here for them all. Here’s to many more.’

The video included several childhood photos of Zuckerberg, as well as footage of him drinking from a red cup, at his 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 as he said, “Hey Mark. 40 years old…’

The video included an old clip of Chan, in which she said, “Major red flag. This man doesn’t do his homework? He won’t amount to anything.’

Sandberg said, “I can’t believe you’re only forty. Most talented forty year old ever and best friend ever.’

Another friend said: ‘Turning 40 is an amazing thing, apart from all the physical things that happen to you. In my case, eyesight, shoulder injury, elbow injury… I’m sure you’ll do better.”

“You don’t look a day over 25 and I bet you don’t feel like it either,” said another.