Happy birthday Facebook, Social networking giant turns 12

The social networking giant Facebook marked its 12th birthday with 1.5 billion active users on the platform.

Zuckerberg, who wrote the first code for Facebook in January 2004, in a hope to help students at his college connect and bring the community together, is overwhelmed as millions of people around the world today use Facebook to stay connected with friends and loved ones.

The social network was started with an aim to reconnect with your friends and post pictures and videos. However, over the years it has grown and now it even supports 360-degree video and is also used as a way of conforming safety at the time of any natural calamity.

Last month, Zurkerberg posted on Facebook asking users to celebrate Facebook's 12th anniversary as 'friendship day'.  He said, "On February 4, I hope you'll join me in celebrating #friendsday -- a moment to celebrate the friendships that have made a difference in your life."