'I wear the same thing every day': Mark Zuckerberg's not so shocking revelation, as he tells Matt Lauer he owns 20 identical gray t-shirts

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has given his first television interview since the social network's IPO to Today’s Matt Lauer.

In the interview, Zuckerberg reveals something long suspected about him, that he owns multiple t-shirts of the same color so he doesn’t have to worry about what to wear.

‘I mean, I wear the same thing every day, right?' said Zuckerberg. Asked by Lauer if he owns 12 of the same gray t-shirt, Zuckerberg admitted it was more like 20.

Fade to gray: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met with Today's Matt Lauer for his first television interview since the social network's IPO

Dressed for success: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met with Today's Matt Lauer for his first television interview since the social network's IPO

Fade to gray: Zuckerberg has revealed he owns as many as 20 identical gray t-shirts which he wears all the time
Fade to gray: Zuckerberg has revealed he owns as many as 20 identical gray t-shirts which he wears all the time

Fade to gray: Zuckerberg owns as many as 20 identical gray t-shirts which he wears all the time

Zuckerberg also revealed that he doesn't get much closet space at home, which is mainly used by wife Priscilla Chan.

Instead, Zuckerberg's identical t-shirt collection live in the one drawer that he gets to use. ‘Like men everywhere,’ said the 28-year-old millionaire.

In the interview, which was filmed last week but airs on Thursday morning, Zuckerberg also talks about the future of Facebook, his daily routine and his wedding to his college sweetheart last May.

He doesn’t say how many hoddies he owns, but does reveal that Apple’s Tim Cook sent him an iPhone 5.

'It's a wonderful device,' he told the Today show. 'iPhone is a great platform. There are more people who use Facebook on Android - because Android is just - more people use it, at this point.

'And the thing that I think a lot of people don't think about is that there are actually more people in the world using Facebook on mobile web, right, so not using the apps on iOS or Android, but actually just going to a browser on a phone.

Looks familiar: The Facebook CEO in Russia at a hacking event and wearing his favorite shirt

Looks familiar: The Facebook CEO in Russia at a hacking event and wearing his favorite shirt

Safe choice: Zuckerberg likes to dress in the same clothes so he doesn't have to worry about what to wear
Safe choice: Zuckerberg likes to dress in the same clothes so he doesn't have to worry about what to wear

Safe choice: Zuckerberg likes to dress in the same clothes so he doesn't have to worry about what to wear

'There are more people doing that than the iPhone and all of Android phones combined, right? So it's actually a pretty diverse ecosystem.'

Zuckerberg's rather basic wardrobe isn't so unusual within the technology sector, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was infamous for his black turtlenecks and Levi's 501 jeans, while his successor, Tim Cook favors a black, long-sleeved shirt.

At the time of Facebook’s IPO, Zuckerberg's more casual sense of style was heavily criticism and he was accused of being ‘too immature’ to run a large corporation.

These days sightings of Zuckerberg in a suit are becoming more and more regular as he mixes with world leaders.

Currently in Russia, he met with prime minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday, to help boost the social network's presence in the country and scout for new talent.

In a nod to the seriousness of the occasion, Zuckerberg dropped his hooded top, jeans and trainers ensemble in favor of a dark suit and tie.

Suits you sir: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dressed up to meet with Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev

Smartening up his act: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dressed up to meet with Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev

Modest gift: Zuckerberg presents Dmitry Medvedev with his very own Facebook T-shirt

Modest gift: Zuckerberg presents Dmitry Medvedev with his very own Facebook T-shirt

He met with Medvedev at the former president's Gorki residence outside Moscow.
 
‘Good conversation with Prime Minister Medvedev,’ Zuckerberg said in an update to his Facebook Timeline, which also featured a photo of the CEO and Russian politician.

In parting, Zuckerberg gave Medvedev a symbolic if somewhat modest gift: a plain white T-shirt with the prime minister's Facebook page (Facebook.com/Dmitry.Medvedev) emblazoned across the front.

Then after changing back into one of his favored gray t-shirts, Zuckerberg was interviewed on prime time state television news about his strategy in Russia and the philosophy of Facebook.

Zuckerberg said the main reason for his Russian visit was to attend the Facebook Hack in Moscow, an event where programmers compete to create the best new applications, and acknowledged he liked the Russians' abilities.

'I am here primarily to talk to the entrepreneurs and engineers who are here building things and about innovation in general. I'm here to help and encourage people build stuff,' he said.

Zuckerberg denied that he had come with the specific purpose of headhunting new staff and insisted he was more interested in helping homegrown start-ups that could then supply applications to Facebook.

According to a report by Renaissance Capital last year, Facebook is only the number four social networking site in Russia with five million users, compared with 21 million for VKontakte.

VIDEO: Zuckerberg meets with Russian PM Medvedev