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Zuckerberg’s $27M Protection Budget Exceeds Combined Spend of Six Tech CEOs

Security budgets for top executives soared to more than $45 million last year on concerns over threats linked to their political influence

TOPSHOT - Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.
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Overview

  • Meta’s protection allocation for Mark Zuckerberg rose to more than $27 million in 2024, up from $24 million a year earlier
  • Six other tech giants—Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks—spent roughly $21 million combined on their CEOs’ security
  • Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Nvidia and Palantir each increased protection budgets by over 10% year on year
  • Former FBI agent James Hamilton warns that he has never seen higher threat levels for tech executives, pointing to their political roles and public scrutiny
  • Companies are expanding comprehensive safeguards—residential security upgrades, 24/7 personal protective details and enhanced cybersecurity—to counter growing hostility