Mark Zuckerberg's wealth soars by US$8bil, making him the fourth-richest man in the world


Zuckerberg jumped ahead of the now fifth-richest man, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who lost around US$2.8bil (RM12.6bil) as Oracle stock fell. — AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's wealth grew by almost US$8bil (RM36bil) on Thursday thanks to stock gains, propelling the tech mogul to become the fourth richest person in the world.

Zuckerberg's company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was up 4.82% to US$497.74 (RM2,245) per share at market close after reporting strong earnings.

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