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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is the second richest person in the world. Here's who he just outranked

Bloomberg's Billionaires index said with his 13% stake in Meta, Zuckerberg's net worth has jumped an unbelievable $78 billion since the start of this year.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta, speaks during an appearance at SIGGRAPH 2024
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The founder of Facebook, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, has just jumped past Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become the world's second richest person.

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Bloomberg's Billionaires index said with his 13% stake in Meta, Zuckerberg's net worth jumped an unbelievable $78 billion since the start of this year.

Shares in the company closed out on a record high on Thursday at just under $583 per share, about a 68% jump.