Zuckerberg becomes 4th richest man, overtakes Bill Gates

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 7th Feb. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday became the fourth richest person in the world after a surge in Meta’s share price that has increased his net worth more than any other individual this year, a report said.

In 2024, Zuckerberg’s fortune has climbed by $42.4 billion, which has vaulted him to the fourth place on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.

MarketWatch reported that Zuckerberg has overtaken Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates, who dropped to the fifth position.

Zuckerberg has a net worth of $170 billion.

The majority of Zuckerberg’s fortune is derived from a stake of about 13 per cent in Meta Platforms based on the company’s 2023 proxy statement and regulatory filings, as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Zuckerberg is the Co-founder and Chief Executive of Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook the world’s largest social-network.

The Menlo Park business had a revenue of $117 billion in 2022 and has about 3.7 billion monthly users. Its initial public offering in 2012 was the biggest-ever technology IPO at the time.

Facebook is the world’s largest social network.

According to a January 2023 company presentation Meta Platforms has about 3.7 billion active users each month, including about 3 billion on Facebook.