--- description: The Facebook boss went viral for his zealous sunscreen use. title: Mark Zuckerberg Went Surfing in Plenty of Sunscreen and It's the Internet's Latest Meme Fixation image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b2c17572fde32bf/698a1077457a5276d4d64355/Mark-Zuckerberg-Surfing.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mark Zuckerberg Went Surfing in Plenty of Sunscreen and It's the Internet's Latest Meme Fixation by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2020 2:44 PM CUT  Founder and CEO of US online social media and social networking service Facebook Mark Zuckerberg at a meeting with European Commission vice-president in charge for Values and Transparency, in Brussels, on February 17, 2020. Founder and CEO of US online social media and social networking service Facebook Mark Zuckerberg at a meeting with European Commission vice-president in charge for Values and Transparency, in Brussels, on February 17, 2020.KENZO TRIBOUILLARD––AFP via Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2020 2:44 PM CUT Facebook boss [Mark Zuckerberg](https://time.com/5505441/mark-zuckerberg-mentor-facebook-downfall/ "undefined") is back in the internet spotlight, but it’s not for [testifying before Congress](https://time.com/5236871/zuckerberg-congress-testimony-facebook-cambridge/ "undefined") or the ongoing [advertising boycott](https://time.com/5864089/serious-setbacks-facebook-audit-civil-rights/ "undefined") over Facebook’s [hate speech policy.](https://time.com/5864009/civil-rights-facebook-hate-speech/ "undefined") This time, it’s because the CEO used plenty of sunscreen. Photos of the Facebook founder surfing in Hawaii with his face covered in a healthy layer of sunscreen have gone viral on Twitter after surfacing online on Sunday. Zuckerberg was spotted wearing a hoodie and loads of sunblock while surfing the waves with pro surfer surfer Kai Lenny, [according ](https://nypost.com/2020/07/19/mark-zuckerberg-surfboards-in-hawaii-with-way-too-much-sunscreen/ "undefined")to the _New York Post._ While preventing sun damage is nothing to laugh at per se, social media users have been poking fun at the billionaire for his surfing look. As the photos have circulated, people have been drawing pop culture comparisons between the sunblock-covered Zuckerberg and other notably pale characters, including mimes, No-Face from _Spirited Away_, The Joker from Batman, and the android Data from _Star Trek: The Next Generation_. “I knew Mark Zuckerberg loved data,” [one Twitter user](https://twitter.com/anumccartney/status/1285056201483407362 "undefined") quipped. “I just didn’t know he loved Data this much.” The images of Zuckerberg’s well-protected face are all over Twitter, but are not flooding other social media platforms so far. See a sampling of the Mark Zuckerberg surfing memes below. > [](https://twitter.com/RufusTSuperfly/status/1284962486790369282) > [](https://twitter.com/smcgregor101/status/1284978618851119104) > [](https://twitter.com/anumccartney/status/1285056201483407362) > [](https://twitter.com/IzaiahTilton/status/1284978638748651521) > [](https://twitter.com/Robertwilsonof1/status/1284989086512676866) > [](https://twitter.com/CarterJCamann/status/1284976389171675137) > [](https://twitter.com/dustin%5Fpollard/status/1284971294447022080) > [](https://twitter.com/SheStillResists/status/1285013277953732609) > [](https://twitter.com/jheiding/status/1285018292789243904) > [](https://twitter.com/brent%5Fpeabody/status/1284981396096909318) > [](https://twitter.com/baloobas1/status/1285000598463684608) > [](https://twitter.com/filmzadanas/status/1284983519631073282) > [](https://twitter.com/CheapPontoon/status/1284947963220041728) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5868906/mark-zuckerberg-surfing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5868906/mark-zuckerberg-surfing/"},"headline":"Mark Zuckerberg Went Surfing in Plenty of Sunscreen and It's the Internet's Latest Meme Fixation","datePublished":"2020-07-20T14:44:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:30.764Z","description":"The Facebook boss is in the spotlight for his zealous sunscreen use","url":"https://time.com/5868906/mark-zuckerberg-surfing/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Brief","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b2c17572fde32bf/698a1077457a5276d4d64355/Mark-Zuckerberg-Surfing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b2c17572fde32bf/698a1077457a5276d4d64355/Mark-Zuckerberg-Surfing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mark Zuckerberg surfing in Hawaii in sunscreen","caption":"Mark Zuckerberg surfing in Hawaii in sunscreen","creditText":"KENZO TRIBOUILLARD––AFP via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5868906/mark-zuckerberg-surfing/","name":"Mark Zuckerberg Went Surfing in Plenty of Sunscreen and It's the Internet's Latest Meme Fixation"}}]}] ```