Mark Zuckerberg passes Jeff Bezos to become world’s second-richest person


Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse – which initially looked like a huge bust – has paid off in recent months, pushing his net worth to a high-water mark of US$206.2bil (RM871.99bil), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. — Reuters

Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s second-richest person for the first time on Oct 3, jumping ahead of Jeff Bezos as shares of Meta Platforms Inc continue to climb.

Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse – which initially looked like a huge bust – has paid off in recent months, pushing his net worth to a high-water mark of US$206.2bil (RM871.99bil), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That puts him US$1.1bil (RM4.65bil) ahead of Amazon.com Inc’s Bezos and almost US$50bil (RM211.41bil) behind Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk.

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