Keeping Mark Zuckerberg safe cost Meta nearly $27 million last year

Meta Platforms spent more than $15.2 million in 2021 for expenses related to protecting its chief executive officer at his homes and during personal travel, according to a recent regulatory filing

The cost of keeping Mark Zuckerberg safe keeps going up for Meta Platforms, far outstripping what similar technology firms with high-profile executives are spending.

The social media giant, pr­e­viously known as Facebook, spent more than $15.2 million in 2021 for expenses related to protecting its chief executive officer at his homes and during personal travel, according to a recent regulatory filing. That doesn’t include another $10 million given to Zucker­berg as a pretax allowance for his family’s security as well as $1.6 million for use of a private aircraft for personal travel.

In total, the company footed a security bill of $26.8