Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains the world’s richest individual with a total net worth of $331 billion.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the second-richest person in the world. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg’s worth has jumped to $212 billion, while Bezos’ worth remained $209 billion.
Zuckerberg gained $846 million on Monday i.e. May 5, while Bezos lost $2.90 billion. This comes after Meta shares increased over 16% last month, while Amazon’s stock increased by just 6.33% during the same period.
The Meta CEO was the only gainer among top three billionaires. He has gained $846 million since the last update and $4.63 billion so far this year.
Meta reported first-quarter revenue of $42.31 billion on May 1, beating analyst estimates of $41.39 billion.
Additionally, Meta shares are up just 0.01% so far in 2025 but have gained 28.69% over the past year. On Monday, the stock rose 0.38% during regular trading before slipping 0.36% after hours to close at $597.10.
