Facebook IPO: The Heftiest Paydays

Mark Zuckerberg, 27, was rich before Facebook’s IPO, but now the Facebook founder and CEO becomes insanely rich. Thanks to his 28 percent stake in the company, Zuckerberg could be adding up to $28 billion to his bank account. Not too bad for a Harvard dropout.

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U2’s front man, Bono, cofounded Elevation Partners in 2004. Five years later, the private equity firm reportedly made its first investment in Facebook, spending $90 million to acquire about 1 percent of the company. A few months later, Elevation Partners upped the ante, spending $120 million for an additional 5 million shares of Facebook.

Today, its $210 million investment—or 1.5 percent stake—could earn them about $750 million.

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