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 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 their charitable foundation, the letter claims.
That would leave them with $450 million for themselves and their new child -
based on Facebook's current valuation.
The letter was accompanied with a
picture of the proud new parents tenderly holding their newborn wrapped in a
blanket covered in cartoon caterpillars.
'Dear Max,' the 2234 word post
reads. 'Your mother and I don't yet have the words to describe the hope you
give us for the future.
Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will
be happy and healthy so you can explore it fully.
You've already given us a reason
to reflect on the world we hope you live in.'
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