Sunday, 15 November 2026
Banking

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Overtakes Jeff Bezos to Become the World’s Second-Richest Person

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second-richest person, with Zuckerberg’s wealth rising to $212 billion while Bezos’s stands at $209 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Zuckerberg added about $846 million to his wealth on Monday, May 5, while Bezos’s wealth fell by $2.90 billion. The changes came as Meta shares climbed more than 16% last month, while Amazon shares rose by just 6.33% over the same period.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains the world’s richest person, with a fortune of $331 billion.