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Billionaire Facebook founder likes worn out jeans, cheap T-shirts

He likes to wear worn jeans, cheap T-shirts and eats lunch in the canteen with other workers. To relax, he likes drinking beer and eating fast food with workmates, yet he is a multi-billionaire. In fact, he does not own the four-bedroom house where he lives in Palo Alto, California. He pays a relatively modest 3,500 pounds a month as rent. He doesn't even have a posh sports car, instead driving a Japanese saloon. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg , the man responsible for connecting over 500 million people across the world through social networking site Facebook could easily pass off as an ordinary 26-year-old.

  • He likes to wear worn out jeans, cheap T-shirts and eats lunch in the canteen with other workers. To relax, he likes drinking beer and eating fast food with workmates, yet he is a multi-billionaire.

    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the man responsible for connecting over 500 million people across the world through his social networking site, could easily pass off as an ordinary 26-year-old.
  • The Sun on Friday reported that Zuckerberg, who is said to be worth 4.3 million pounds, wears jeans, cheap T-shirt and flip-flops. (AP Photo)
  • He also likes going out with his 25-year-old girlfriend Priscilla Chan for a cheap yet cheerful meal at a Mexican restaurant. On one visit the couple queued on the street for a table for ten minutes with the rest.
  • The web entrepreneur and reluctant celebrity was born in the New York suburb of Dobbs Ferry on May 14, 1984. (AP Photo)
  • His dad was a dentist and mum a psychiatrist. (AP Photo)
  • In 2004, he launched Facebook and moved to Palo Alto in northern California. Since then he has been in his rented home that is just a short walk from Facebook headquarters. (AP Photo)
  • He pays a relatively modest 3,500 pounds a month as rent. He doesn't even have a posh sports car, instead drives a Japanese saloon. (AP Photo)
  • "We are just regular working folks around here. It's cool to have a billionaire living on the street but he does not stand out," said a local resident.
  • "It's amazing - Mark doesn't seem at all bothered about fancy cars and expensive possessions. He's still living like a college kid." Said a source. (Photo: AFP)
  • "He mostly keeps to himself and doesn't have wild parties or anything like that. He'll often walk to work. He seems happy with his lifestyle for now." said Mark's neighbour.
  • A local at the bar frequented by the billionaire said "He just blends in with the other customers. He could be any other office worker enjoying a few beers. He doesn't flash his cash around."
  • Zuckerberg is down-to-earth, but is always glued to his iPhone. An eyewitness who saw him at a ceremony at California's Stanford Business School said "He sat at the back, tapping away on his phone the whole time. There was a funny moment when one of the speakers on stage mentioned Facebook. One of his friends nudged him and they laughed."
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