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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has become the second richest man in the world, leaving behind Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg's net worth has now reached $211 billion i.e. Rs 17.73 lakh crore. Whereas Tesla CEO Elon Musk remains the richest man 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 at third place with a net worth of $ 209 billion (Rs 17.56 lakh crore). Whereas LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault is at fourth position with a net worth of $193 billion (Rs 16.21 lakh crore).
Zuckerberg's net worth to increase by $78.1 billion in 2024 Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has increased by $ 78.1 billion (₹ 6.5 lakh crore) so far in 2024. With this, Zuckerberg has also joined the $200 billion net worth club. Musk and Bezos are already included in this club. Due to decline in assets, Bernard Arnault is out of this club.
Meta shares have increased by more than 72% this year A large part of the wealth of Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook in 2004, is the result of the success of the Meta platform. Meta shares have increased by more than 72% this year. The company's shares have reached a record high level 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, had said that Meta-AI is on its way to becoming the most used digital assistant worldwide. He had said that this service is close to reaching 500 million active users and it is expected to expand further in big markets like the European Union.
This year saw good growth in the net worth of tech leaders. Apart from Zuckerberg, many tech leaders have seen good growth in their net worth this year. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's net worth has increased by $63.5 billion (₹5.3 lakh crore) this year and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison's net worth has increased by $55.9 billion (₹4.7 lakh crore).
