The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook

The book The Social Network was based on

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook launched on August 6, 2015 with 69 votes, #873 of 3,588 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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LaunchedAug 6, 2015

Launch day▲ 69 votestop 24% of 3,588 that month

Websiteamazon.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

MakersBen Mezrich

TopicsBooks

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By the numbers

#873
of 3,588 launches in August 2015: 50%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 4×
the median launch of 2015 (16 votes): 156
launches landed the same day: 11 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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