Mark Zuckerberg replaces Jeff Bezos as second richest person in the world

Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Friday surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the second richest person in the world, data showed. Zuckerberg’s net worth is $206 billion, second only to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who leads with $256 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index.

The US-based billionaire co-founded Facebook (now Meta) in 2004. In 20 years, the company has emerged as one of the most influential platforms for global information exchange.