FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Chiang Steven T. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/18/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZYNGA INC [ZNGA] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ZYNGA INC., 699 EIGHTH STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP, Games 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 112,851 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	  (1)(2)	04/15/2017	Class B Common Stock (3)	800,000	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (4)(5)	04/15/2017	Class B Common Stock (3)	1,600,000	$ 0	D	Â
Class B Common Stock	  (3)	  (3)	Class A Common Stock	252,480	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Chiang Steven T. C/O ZYNGA INC. 699 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103	Â	Â	  Executive VP, Games	Â

Signatures

/s/ Steven T. Chiang		04/24/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents RSUs that were granted on April 15, 2010. These RSUs have a term of 7 years and are settled in shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock. As granted, the vesting of the RSUs was subject to satisfaction of both a service-based condition and a liquidity event-based condition. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied on December 15,2011, upon the execution and effectiveness of an underwriting agreement by and among the Issuer, the underwriters and certain selling stockholders of the Issuer, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO").
(2)	100% of the shares underlying the restricted stock unit (the "RSU") will vest on March 15, 2015, subject to continued service to the Issuer through the vesting date.
(3)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the Reporting Person into one share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into Class A Common Stock on the date on which the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock together represent less than 10% of the aggregate combined voting power of the Issuer's capital stock. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon (i) any transfer, whether or not for value, subject to certain exceptions), or (ii) in the event of death of the Reporting Person.
(4)	Represents RSUs that were granted on April 15, 2010. These RSUs have a term of 7 years and are settled in shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock. As granted, the vesting of the RSUs was subject to satisfaction of both a service-based condition and a liquidity event-based condition. The liquidity event-based condition was satisfied, and a portion of the RSUs became vested, on December 15,2011, upon the execution and effectiveness of an underwriting agreement by and among the Issuer, the underwriters and certain selling stockholders of the Issuer, in connection with the IPO.
(5)	The service-based vesting condition was satisfied as to 1/4th of the total shares underlying the RSU on March 15, 2011. The remaining shares vest, in equal quarterly installments thereafter, subject to continued service to the Issuer through each vesting date.

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