8,000 new friend requests on Facebook This entry was posted on February 12, 2008, in News, Society, Technical/Gadgets, The web. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment After spending about half an hour a day on Facebook, Bill Gates closed his Facebook account when his incoming number of friend requests (over 8,000!) overwhelmed him. (Via Lifehacker). Share this:FacebookTwitterEmailPrintLinkedInStumbleUponLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post.