Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has become the second richest person in the world, surpassing Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg's total wealth has now reached 211 billion dollars i.e. 17.73 lakh crore rupees. While Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the richest person in the world with a net worth of $263 billion (Rs 22.09 lakh crore).
In the list of the world's richest, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is third with a fortune of $209 billion (Rs 17.56 lakh crore). While LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault is at the fourth position with a net worth of $193 billion (Rs 16.21 lakh crore).
Zuckerberg's net worth will grow to $78.1 billion in 2024 Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has increased to $78.1 billion (₹6.5 lakh crore) in 2024 so far. With this, Zuckerberg has also joined the $200 billion net worth club. Musk and Bezos are already in this club. Due to declining fortunes, Bernard Arnault is out of this club.
Meta shares have gained over 72% this year Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook in 2004, owes much of his fortune to the success of the Meta platform. Meta shares have gained over 72% this year. Shares of the company hit a record high of $595.94. Meta owns major social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Threads and messaging app WhatsApp.
At the Meta Connect 2024 event on September 25, Zuckerberg, 40, said that Meta-AI is on track to become the most used digital assistant worldwide. He said the service is close to reaching 500 million active users and is expected to expand further in larger markets such as the European Union.
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