Which social media platform was launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg? Facebook was launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students.
The service went live on February 4, 2004, under the name TheFacebook. It initially served Harvard students, who used it as an online directory and social network. The site soon expanded to other universities, including Stanford, Columbia and Yale, before opening more broadly.
Zuckerberg founded the company with Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The name was shortened to Facebook in 2005, helping establish the brand now associated with the global platform.
A common misconception is that Zuckerberg created it entirely alone. He was the principal creator and public face, but the early product and company involved several co-founders. MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter belong to different launch histories: MySpace began in 2003, LinkedIn in 2003, and Twitter in 2006.