CEO Of Facebook, Mark Zukerberg Becomes World’s 6th Richest Person

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has become the sixth world’s richest person and fourth wealthiest in the United States. His wealth soared to $47.9 billion this week after the social media website’s stock climbed 12 per cent following a strong quarterly earnings report, according to Forbes.


The 31-year-old Harvard graduate is now the youngest world’s top ten richest person, and is above Google founder Larry Page, the Koch brothers and most recently, Oracle’s Larry Ellison.

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FORBES WORLD’S TOP TEN RICH LIST (IN REAL TIME)

1. Billionaire Net Worth (billions) Company/ source Country
Bill Gates $76.2 Microsoft United States

2. Amancio Ortega $68.4 Zara Spain

3. Warren Buffett $59.8 Berkshire Hathaway United States

4. Jeff Bezos $55.2 Amazon.com United States

5. Carlos Slim Helu $49.5 Telecoms Mexico

6. Mark Zuckerberg $47.9 Facebook United States

7. Larry Ellison $44.1 Oracle United States

8. Charles Koch $39.7 Diversified United States

9. David Koch $39.7 Diversified United States

10. Larry Page $37.5 Google United States