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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is now worth around $206 billion, putting him in second place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook in 2004, has a 13% stake in Meta, which includes Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and newer X competitor Threads. The company has invested heavily in artificial intelligence in recent years.
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Zuckerberg saw his net worth increase by $78 billion in 2024. According to Barrons, Meta shares are up about 65% this year (through Thursday's close).
“On Facebook and Instagram, advances in AI continue to improve the quality of recommendations and drive engagement,” Zuckerberg said in August. In July, Zuckerberg posted a letter on Facebook urging open source AI.
Zuckerberg jumped slightly ahead of the current number 3, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (US$205 billion).
Zuckerberg is now about $50 billion behind the world's richest person, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, whose net worth is currently $256 billion, according to Bloomberg.
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