Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg briefly surpassed French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault to become world’s third-richest person. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, Zuckerberg’s net worth rose to $175.5 billion around 2:45 p.

m. EDT yesterday, following an increase of about $8.6 billion (5.

1%) after increase in Meta shares. Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH featuring brands like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co had an estimated net worth of about $174.1 billion after its shares decreased by $588 million.

What is Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List? As explained on Forbes' website, the real-time billionaires rankings track the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each individual confirmed by Forbes to be a billionaire. It is important to note here that the value of individuals’ public holdings are updated every 5 minutes when respective stock markets are open.

Elon Musk tops the list According to the Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires list, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk holds the title of the world’s wealthiest person with a total net worth of $223 billion. As mentioned above, the list updates in real-time everyAs of filing this article, Jeff Bezos came in second in the list followed by Bernard Arnault and Mark Zuckerberg on third and fourth positions..