Mark Zuckerberg has joined the $200 billion club, joining Tesla CEO’s Elon Musk , Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault . According to the latest data from Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, the Meta CEO’s net worth increased by an impressive $73.4 billion in 2024.
With a total worth of $201 billion, Zuckerberg now ranks as the fourth richest person globally, becoming one of only four members in the exclusive $200 billion club. The $200 billion club till now had only three members - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk leads with a total worth of $272 billion. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos comes in second with a total worth of $211 billion and Bernard Arnault, the CEO of luxury brand LVMH with a total worth of $207 billion comes in third.
Meta’s share rose by 64% in 2024 Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2014. It was rebranded as Meta on October 28, 2021. It is also the parent company for popular social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads, as well as instant messaging app WhatsApp.
Zuckerberg has much of his wealth tied to Meta Platforms stock. Shares of Meta have surged by nearly 64% in 2024. The company launched its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot - MetaAI recently.
Meta AI has surpassed 400 million monthly active users and 185 million weekly users. Speaking at the Meta Connect 2024 event, Zuckerberg said Meta AI is on track to become the most used assistant in the world. “We’re almost at 500 million monthly (active users), and we haven’t ev.