Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell of the NASDAQ stock exchange on Friday in anticipation of the social network going public at 11 am.

The social media platform sold more than 400 million shares at $38 becoming the largest Internet initial public offering in history.

After the offering, Zuckerberg could be worth more than $20 billion, and many of the 2,500 Facebook employees will also receive a hefty sum.

Despite his wild success, Zuckerberg was criticized this month ...