New addition: Mark Zuckerberg and his
wife Priscilla Chan welcomed their baby daughter Max into the world with
a post on Facebook on Tuesday
Facebook
founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have welcomed their
first child - a baby girl called Max - into the world, and used her
arrival to announce plans to give away most of their $45 billion
fortune.
The
Silicon Valley billionaire and his doctor wife shared the news of the
baby's birth in a Facebook post entitled, 'A letter to our daughter'.
Included
in the lengthy post was the couple's pledge to donate the vast majority
of their fortune to future generations. They will donate 99% of their
Facebook shares - currently valued at $45 billion - to the work of a new
charitable foundation, the letter claims.
That
would leave them with $450 million for themselves and their new child -
based on Facebook's current valuation, plus any other private wealth
held by the couple.
The
letter was accompanied with a picture of the proud new parents tenderly
holding their newborn wrapped in a Aden And Anais swaddle cloth covered
in cartoon caterpillars. The designer blankets are sold in $50
four-packs.
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