Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has pledged that he and his wife Priscilla Chan will donate 99 per cent of their shares in the company to good causes, following the birth of their daughter Max.
Zuckerberg's shares in the company are currently valued at £30 billion (US$45 billion).
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