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ifeng.com technology news, beijing time, october 4, as meta’s stock price continued to rise, its ceo mark zuckerberg’s wealth surpassed that of amazon founder jeff bezos on thursday. became the world's second richest man for the first time.

zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse initially looked like a huge failure, but it's paid off in recent months. according to the bloomberg billionaires index,his net worth hit a high of $206.2 billion on thursday, $1.1 billion more than bezos but still nearly $50 billion behind tesla ceo elon musk.this year, zuckerberg moved up four spots on the bloomberg billionaires index.

zuckerberg becomes the world's second richest person for the first time

his wealth grew thanks to a rise in meta's stock price. since meta’s second-quarter revenue exceeded expectations and its high-profile entry into the field of ai large language model development, the company’s stock price has risen by 23%. meta shares closed at an all-time high on thursday, hitting $582.77. zuckerberg holds 13% of meta shares. his wealth has increased by us$78 billion so far this year, making him the richest person on the bloomberg rich list.

meta has invested heavily in data centers and computing power as zuckerberg seeks to establish a leadership position in the industry-wide ai race. the company is also advancing other long-term projects, including orion augmented reality glasses, which launched last month. (author/xiao yu)

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