---
title: "Zuckerberg vs. Boehner (updated)"
description: "Far more young adults are able to identify the founder of Facebook (63%) than name the speaker of the House (21%)."
date: "2011-05-18"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2011/05/18/zuckerberg-vs-boehner-updated/"
categories:
  - "Facebook"
---

# Zuckerberg vs. Boehner (updated)

Posted on May 27, 2011 Updated on May 31, 2011

The founder of the social networking site Facebook is a far more prominent figure in the lives of America’s young adults than is the speaker of the House of Representatives. In a recent News IQ survey, 63% of adults younger than age 30 were able to identify Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook’s creator, while only 21% had a clue as to who John Boehner is. Among all adults, more knew the Facebook founder than the speaker, but the margin was much smaller (55% vs. 43%). Adults ages 65 and older are the only group to have more knowledge of Congress than of the social network: 55% of older Americans can ID the speaker while only 25% recognize Zuckerberg. An equal number (58%) of adults ages 50 to 64 can name the founder of Facebook and the speaker of the House. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/1944/political-news-quiz-iq-congress-control-obesity-energy-facebook)