Who would have guessed that Mark Zuckerberg could be quite the romantic?
The Facebook CEO and billionaire has stirred online excitement by revealing a remarkably sweet, albeit mind-boggling, gift he helped create for his wife.
Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, married for over ten years, have three daughters: Maxima, August, and Aurelia.
Earlier today, Zuckerberg took to Instagram to share a touching photo of his wife standing next to a massive sculpture of her, located in the couple’s backyard.
This larger-than-life sculpture was crafted by artist Daniel Arsham, known for his expertise in both design and wearable sculpture-making.
Zuckerberg captioned the post, “Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife. Thanks @/danielarsham.”
The statue, colored in a light blue hue, features a silver cloak elegantly draped around it.
The design gives Chan an angelic appearance, making her look stunning in their backyard.
Fans are clearly thrilled by this romantic gesture. One Twitter user commented, “I apologize Mark, I wasn’t familiar with your game.”
Another person remarked, “Ok I gotta respect this cause that’s awesome. But he just raised the bar for the rest of us.”
In a 2022 episode of The Joe Rogan Podcast, Zuckerberg discussed his relationship with Chan and how their collaborative philanthropy work has impacted their bond.
“It’s been really cool getting the chance to work with my wife Priscilla on this, it’s opened up a whole new side of our relationship, where it’s like we were partners and now we also get to work together,” he said.
“She’s brilliant, she’s a doctor and understands so many more things about biological science than I do and I can bring this whole engineering perspective, and we learn so much from doing that together,” he continued.
The couple also marked their 20th anniversary together as partners in 2023.
In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg wrote, “20 years since our first date. We met at a going away party my friends threw for me in college when they thought I was about to get kicked out of school.
“I asked her out but told her we’d need to go out soon since I might only have a few days left. Later on I started Facebook, we got married, and now have three wonderful girls. What a wild ride.”