Chris Hughes Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$500,000,000

Chris Hughes, the famous American entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook, has an impressive net worth of $500 million. Known for his early contributions to the social media giant, Hughes played a crucial role in its success and was rewarded with a 2% stake in the company, eventually turning into his fortune.

Key facts:

Chris Hughes is most famous for co-founding Facebook with Harvard roommates Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin.

He acted as the publisher and editor-in-chief of 'The New Republic', an American political magazine.

Hughes became the co-chair of the Economic Security Project in 2019.

He spearheaded Barack Obama's online campaign during the Senator's 2008 successful Presidential run.

Chris was named the Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst Partners.

He is part of the 17-member UN commission devoted to improving AIDS/HIV prevention programming around the world called 'UNAIDS'.

Hughes started his own non-profit called Jumo in 201, which was a non-profit, charity-focused social network.

In 2012, he purchased a majority stake in 'The New Republic' and served as the publisher and executive chairman of the company.

Chris Hughes has voiced criticism of Facebook and called for increased government regulation.

In 2016, he put 'The New Republic' up for sale after it proved unprofitable under his leadership.

Basic Information About Chris Hughes

Category	Business
Professions	Programmer, Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Spokesperson
Net worth	$500,000,000
Date of birth	1983-11-26 (41 years old)
Place of birth	Hickory
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
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