Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says next 10 years will bring the technology to communicate 'new kinds' of experiences

In a post on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg wrote: “Today, only one-third of the world’s population has access to the internet. In the next decade, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to connect the other two-thirds.

“Today, social networks are mostly about sharing moments. In the next decade, they’ll also help you answer question and solve complex problems. Today, we have only a few ways to share our experiences. In the next decade, technology will enable us to create many more ways to capture and communicate new kinds of experiences.”

The social network, which is today celebrating its 10th birthday, sat at the forefront of the online social revolution and now boasts 1.23 billion active monthly users.

Zuckerberg added that he has often wondered why major companies were beaten to the social media breakthrough by students.

“People often ask if I always knew that Facebook would become what it is today. No way,” he wrote. “I remember getting pizza with my friends one night in college shortly after opening Facebook. I told them I was excited to help connect our school community, but one day someone needed to connect the whole world.

“I always thought this was important -- giving people the power to share and stay connected, empowering people to build their own communities themselves."

He added: “When I reflect on the last 10 years, one question I ask myself is: why were we the ones to build this? We were just students. We had way fewer resources than big companies. If they had focused on this problem, they could have done it.

“The only answer I can think of is: we just cared more.”

The social network has grown from its humble beginnings as a student experiment to employing 5,794 employees in 30 offices worldwide.