Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg's compensation from the social network fell by 67% in 2013. According to the company, Zuckerberg does not receive a salary but a symbolic rent.
Specifically, the total compensation of the head of the leading social networking site for 2013 was $653,165, compared to $1,990,000 in 2012. Almost the entire amount corresponds to perquisites, such as personal trips on a private plane granted to the head of Facebook for security reasons.
Mark Zuckerberg, who has not received a cash or stock bonus but only a symbolic salary, remains Facebook's largest shareholder.
His personal fortune is estimated at $26.7 billion, according to Forbes magazine, which ranks him among the richest people on the planet.
The highest-paid Facebook executive is the network's No. 2, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, whose salary exceeds $16 million per year.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
