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#2076 - Billionaires (2022)
Mark Pincus
Chairman, Zynga
$1.4B
$0.08M (0.01%)
REAL TIME NET WORTH
as of 9/6/22
Reflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
#2002 in the world today
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
* Mark Pincus cofounded Zynga, an online social game maker known for Words With
Friends, Mafia Wars and FarmVille; he owns 7% of Zynga.
* A serial entrepreneur who made early investments in Facebook and Twitter,
Pincus launched several successful websites before creating Zynga in 2007.
* Pincus served as CEO of Zynga from 2007 to July 2013 and again from April
2015 through March 2016. He's currently chairman of the board.
* In 2018 he founded investment firm Reinvent Capital, which has put money into
SpaceX, health insurance firm Oscar and rideshare firm Lyft.
* Pincus has launched 3 SPACS; one plans to merge with electric air taxi firm
Joby Aviation and another with insurance firm Hippo Technologies.
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#2076
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Personal Stats
Age56
Source of Wealthonline games, Self Made
ResidenceSan Francisco, California
CitizenshipUnited States
Marital StatusDivorced
Children3
EducationMaster of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of
Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania
Did you know
Zynga is named after Pincus' late dog, Zinga, an American Bulldog. The company's
red and white logo is a rendering of the bulldog.
In March 2017 his wife Alison, co-founder of One Kings Lane which sold to Bed
Bath & Beyond for $30 million, filed for divorce and challenged their prenup
agreement.
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