Mr. Zuckerberg surpasses Mr. Bezos to become the second richest person in the world

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion augmented reality glasses at the launch event on September 25 in California, USA - Photo: GETTY IMAGES

Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse, which was widely seen as a failure, has paid off handsomely in recent months, lifting the Facebook co-founder’s net worth to an all-time high of $206.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

This helps Mr. Zuckerberg surpass Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos by a gap of 1.1 billion USD, but is still nearly 50 billion USD behind Tesla billionaire Elon Musk - the richest person in the world today.

Meta shares have risen 23% since the company reported better-than-expected sales in the second quarter of 2024 and hit an all-time high of $582.77 in trading on October 3.

According to Bloomberg News, an important factor contributing to this growth comes from Meta's push to develop large language models, with the task of supporting AI chatbots.

Meta has spent heavily on data centers in recent months to build a lead in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, and has also begun working on other long-term projects, including the Orion augmented reality glasses, which it unveiled in September.

Orion is part of Mr Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar plan to realize his next big personal computing ambition. While it won’t be able to place users in a fully virtual world, the Orion glasses can overlay digital graphics on the real world.

Zuckerberg’s fortune increased by $78 billion in 2024, the biggest gain on Bloomberg’s list of the world’s 500 richest people. The Facebook co-founder and CEO jumped four spots on the wealth index this year.

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