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The Meta CEO detailed his hobby of cattle farming in a recent episode of the \u201cIdea Generation\u201d podcast, explaining that he is working to engineer the perfect steak. The project of raising wagyu and angus cattle began in around 2024.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn the ranch, one of my projects is, I\u2019m trying to create the highest-quality beef in the world,\u201d Zuckerberg said. \u201cIt\u2019s like this is very low stakes, right. It\u2019s like, I\u2019m not selling it, but it\u2019s like, I\u2019m very into the genetics of the cattle.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Zuckerberg began snapping up land on the Kauai island of Hawaii in 2014, now a $300 million property called Ko\u2019olau Ranch. The complex, shrouded in mystery, is at least 2,3000 acres and has garnered controversy for being located on a native burial site, Wired<\/em> reported last year. The ranch is home to two mansions with a gym and tennis court, as well as guest houses, and a tunnel leading to an underground shelter approximately the size of a basketball court, according to the outlet. Billionaires such as Marc Benioff and Peter Thiel have similarly purchased large compounds on the chain of islands.<\/p>\n

A portion of the ranch land\u2019s acreage is for growing macadamia trees for the cattle\u2019s diet. A nutrient-dense food, the nuts are roasted and fed to the cows to add mass to their bodies quickly. To further stimulate the cows\u2019 appetite, Zuckerberg said, he also feeds them beer that he brews and lets the animals choose between drinking room-temperature water and cold beer.\u00a0 Zuckerberg previously noted in 2024 that each cow eats between 5,000 and 10,000 pounds of food each year.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg has long had a fascination with cultivating his own food. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey once recalled Zuckerberg serving him a goat he had killed. Dorsey said it was part of Zuckerberg\u2019s yearlong effort to only eat food he killed himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m never gonna stop, like it doesn\u2019t matter how important or whatever the thing is,\u201d Zuckerberg said. \u201cIt\u2019s like, yeah, I\u2019ll do some projects that don\u2019t matter that much.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For Zuckerberg, the esoteric hobby is part of his larger ethos around work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to find some balance of different things to work on, because I think when you work on one thing too hard, you can burn it, right? And you can burn the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The CEO admitted he struggles with becoming \u201cobsessive\u201d over his work, but engaging in collaborative projects can combat that feeling. Zuckerberg\u2019s two older daughters have helped him plant trees and tend to the family\u2019s animals. He said one of his daughters have the same propensity to look for creative activities as he does.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s just stuff that you want to put into the world, and that\u2019s how I\u2019m wired,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I think it\u2019s important to get time to recharge and relax and make sure that you\u2019re talking to different people, so you have good, varied perspectives, because if you go too deep on one thing for too long, you can kind of dry out the creative energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Zuckerberg has also counted windsurfing and bow hunting among his hobbies, he\u2019s far from the only billionaire to find elaborate extracurriculars outside of the immediate confines of work. Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison is an avid yacht racer and formed the sailing league SailGP, which is expected to see its first team with a $100 million valuation by the end of this year, according to league CEO and cofounder Sir Russell Coutts. Google cofounder Sergey Brin has personally invested more than $250 million into LTA Research & Exploration, an aviation company building advanced airships.<\/p>\n

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