Mark Zuckerberg saw his net worth rise by $82.5 billion

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, experienced significant fluctuations in his wealth rankings in recent years. In 2022, due to the fall of Meta Platform’s stock market, he dropped to 25th place, with a fortune of $44.8 billion. However, after Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, implemented some measures, including cutting costs and redirecting investments towards the metaverse, he regained his financial footing. The market responded positively to these measures, which contributed to Zuckerberg’s rapid ascent up the wealth rankings.

As a result, he rose to sixth place on the list of the world’s richest people, Zuckerberg’s net worth rose from $45.5 billion to $128 billion, a figure that still does not exceed the $141 billion he recorded in September 2021.

In the year 2022, the majority of the world’s wealthiest individuals experienced a decline in their fortunes to varying degrees. However, the year 2023 has proven to be a prosperous one for billionaires, with their wealth increasing by hundreds of millions of dollars, mainly due to strong performances in the stock market, particularly in the technology sector. The combined net worth of the top 500 richest people in the world has surged by a staggering $1.5 trillion this year, which is a remarkable turnaround from the $1.4 trillion decrease suffered by those on last year’s list.

Top 20 richest people in the world

1. Elon Musk
   Net worth: $229 billion
   Wealth surged by: $92 billion
2. Bernard Arnault
   Net worth: $179 billion
   Wealth surged by: $17 billion
3. Jeff Bezos
   Net worth: $177 billion
   Wealth surged by: $69.9 billion
4. Bill Gates
   Net worth: $141 billion
   Wealth surged by: $31.5 billion
5. Steve Ballmer
   Net worth: $131 billion
   Wealth surged by: $45 billion
6. Mark Zuckerberg
   Net worth: $128 billion
   Wealth surged by: $82.5 billion
7. Larry Page
   Net worth: $126 billion
   Wealth surged by: $43.5 billion
8. Larry Ellison
   Net worth: $123 billion
   Wealth surged by: $31.1 billion
9. Sergey Brin
   Net worth: $120 billion
   Wealth surged by: $40.6 billion
10. Warren Buffett
    Net worth: $120 billion
    Wealth surged by: $12.3 billion
11. Carlos Slim
    Net worth: $105 billion
    Wealth surged by: $31 billion
12. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
    Net worth: $99.7 billion
    Wealth surged by: $28.2 billion
13. Mukesh Ambani
    Net worth: $96.3 billion
    Wealth surged by: $9.23 billion
14. Amancio Ortega
    Net worth: $87.5 billion
    Wealth surged by: $32.9 billion
15. Gautam Adani
    Net worth: $84.3 billion
    Wealth lost by: $36.2 billion
16. Michael Dell
    Net worth: $78.4 billion
    Wealth surged by: $30.0 billion
17. Jim Walton
    Net worth: $72.6 billion
    Wealth surged by: $8.72 billion
18. Rob Walton
    Net worth: $71.2 billion
    Wealth surged by: $8.02 billion
19. Alice Walton
    Net worth: $70.1 billion
    Wealth surged by: $8.43 billion
20. Zhong Shanshan
    Net worth: $67.7B
    Wealth surged by: $155 million

What does the world hold in store for the richest people in 2024?

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