Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest person in the world, surpassing famed investor Warren Buffett.
Zuckerberg’s net worth increased to $81.6 billion on Friday, Bloomberg reported, after Facebook shares went up 2.4%. The social network is now valued at about $571 billion going into the weekend.
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, meanwhile, has a net worth of about $81.1 billion.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates are still ahead of Zuckerberg, with net worths of $139.6 billion and $92.3 billion, respectively. This is the first time that the top three wealthiest people in the world all made their fortunes in technology.
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