Does Mark Zuckerberg have style now? How the Meta CEO went from ‘tech bro’ hoodies to 90s rapper swagger, plus suiting up for Anant Ambani’s wedding

Sep 2 , 2024

How Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went from wearing hoodies at tech conferences to reviving 90s fashion with Bill Gates and suiting up for the Anant Ambani’s wedding. Photos: AFP, @Zuck/Instagram

Zuckerberg was once known for sticking to a drab wardrobe of T-shirts, jeans, hoodies and trainers so that he could save his crucial decision-making powers for more important situations

Recently, he’s showed off an evolving personal style, from a shearling coat in Japan to a bedazzled suit at the Ambani wedding – plus he rocked a bold chain and slogan tee to party with Bill Gates

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is known more for his accomplishments – and feuds – in the tech industry than his personal style, but it looks like the billionaire is finally taking steps – albeit small ones – toward making a mark on fashion.

We all know how Zuckerberg – who’s now worth US$179 billion, per Forbes – burst onto the world scene as the young coding prodigy responsible for Facebook. Despite the world’s eyes on him, the Harvard bro stayed comfortable in a laid-back nerd uniform that consisted mostly of grey T-shirts.

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg shows off a 90s rapper-inspired look of a chain and slogan T-shirt at his 40th birthday party alongside Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Photo: @Zuck/Instagram

Today, as a 40-year-old father and the head of a tech company that has expanded far beyond friend requests and pokes, Zuckerberg’s look is again a topic of conversation.

In April, he debuted a chain necklace with his outfits, and the internet ate it up. Zuckerberg got the meme treatment and comments from his nearly 14 million followers complimenting him on his “drip”, or style.

Is Mark Zuckerberg learning to dress for the occasion? The tech billionaire, pictured alongside Bill Gates, wore a jungle-themed shirt at a pre-wedding ceremony for Anant Ambani’s wedding to Radhika Merchant; the ceremony was held at an animal reserve in Jamnagar, India. Photo: AP

From lavish weddings to a big birthday bash in May, his Instagram photos seem a little like those of an influencer.

How on earth did we get here? Let’s look back at Zuckerberg’s style over the years.

Zuckerberg’s style as Facebook took off was pretty normal for a 20-something in the early aughts

Student style: Mark Zuckerberg was still wearing his Harvard-era hoodie, T-shirt and jeans at the Crunchies Internet Awards in 2008. Photo: AFP Photo