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Zuckerberg Overtakes Bezos For World’s Third-Richest Person As Meta Rally Adds $28 Billion To His Fortune

GLOBAL, JUL 31 – Meta's strong Q2 earnings and AI investments boosted Mark Zuckerberg's net worth by $28 billion, surpassing Jeff Bezos to become the third-richest person globally.

  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg overtook Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos to become the world's third-richest person on Thursday after a strong earnings report.
  • Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune increased by close to 12%, reaching approximately $271 billion, fueled by Meta’s second-quarter revenue and earnings that surpassed expectations.
  • Following Meta’s second-quarter earnings announcement, its stock jumped over 12% during after-hours trading, reaching a record high of $780 and marking the company’s second-biggest gain of the year.
  • Meta announced earnings of $7.14 per share on revenue totaling $47.5 billion, marking year-over-year growth of 38% and 22%, respectively, while Zuckerberg described AI-powered glasses as the perfect design for artificial intelligence applications.
  • Zuckerberg’s gain suggests growing investor confidence in Meta's AI investments and hiring spree, while Elon Musk and Larry Ellison remain richer with fortunes of $403.5 billion and $306 billion.
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It’s a good week to be Mark Zuckerberg, as Meta’s CEO’s net worth skyrocketed to a record high after the company’s successful results, Business Insider said. Zuckerberg’s net worth was $271 billion at the end of Thursday, an increase of $26.8 billion over the previous day, according to Bloomberg’s Multibillionaire Index. He joined the $200 billion group in September and is currently the third richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg’s…

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