As per report the social networking company's shares rose 2.4 per cent at closing on thursday, resulting in a rise of $2.3 billion in Zuckerberg’s net worth. His net worth now stands at $102 billion, making him the third person in the world to have achieved the feat. Trailing Zuckerberg at number four is Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of tesla and SpaceX. Musk’s net worth has seen a rapid rise over the last few days and is likely to soon see his fortune cross $100 billion.
Only bill gates ($122 billion) and jeff bezos ($194 billion) have higher net worths than the facebook boss. This is, however, not the first time Zuckerberg’s net worth crossed $100 billion. On august 7, Zuckerberg’s net worth passed $100 billion after facebook shares hit a record high. Trailing Zuckerberg at number four is Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of tesla and SpaceX. Musk’s net worth has seen a rapid rise over the last few days and is likely to soon see his fortune cross $100 billion.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk’s net worth currently stands at $95.2 billion after a sharp rise of $5.18 billion in a single day. In an otherwise depressed global economy, Musk has seen his wealth increase by $67.6 billion, second to only jeff bezos, the world’s richest man.
