Needless to say that social media has become an integral part of our life. Imagine a day without exploring reels on Instagram, texting your friend on Whatsapp or sending streaks on Snapchat. Social media has not just democratized access to information but also given everyone an equal platform to express themselves. So now, “What is social media?”
What is social media?
Social media are interactive technologies that make it easier to create and share content across virtual communities and networks, including information, ideas, interests, and other kinds of expression. However, there are some influential people in the Social Media Industry.
Here are the Top 5 Most Influential People In The Social Media Industry:-
- Mark Zuckerberg:- Mark Zuckerberg is an American innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for founding Facebook. Currently he serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Meta (earlier Facebook), the parent company of Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and Oculus. As per Forbes, Mark Zuckerberg is currently the 22nd richest person in the world.
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- Sundar Pichai:- Sundar Pichai is an Indian-American innovator who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. He is credited with the development of Google’s client software products such as Google Chrome, Chrome Os, Gmail and Google Maps.
- Chad Hurley:- Chad Meredith Hurley is an American webmaster and businessman who served as the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Youtube. Hurley was instrumental in the formation of the tagging and video-sharing aspects of Youtube. He is also the co-founder of Mixbit.
- Pavel Duvrov:- Pavel Duvrov is the founder and co-owner of VK and Telegram Messenger. Telegram is a messaging app with more than 600 million users. Whereas VK, a social media platform has more than 97 million users worldwide.
- Evan Spiegel:- Evan Spiegel is the founder and CEO of American social media company Snap Inc. which he founded with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown when they were students at Stanford University. In 2015, he was the youngest billionaire in the world.
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