Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is no longer world’s second richest person, he was taken over by…, his net worth is…
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has now become the world’s second-richest person, overtaking Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg’s total net worth has reached USD 212 billion, while Bezos stands at USD 209 billion. Zuckerberg’s fortune increased by USD 846 million on Monday, May 5, thanks to a steady rise in Meta’s stock. On the other hand, Bezos saw a drop of USD 2.9 billion in his net worth. Over the last month, Meta shares have surged more than 16 per cent, while Amazon’s stock has only grown by about 6.3 per cent.
What’s more impressive is that Zuckerberg is the only one among the top three billionaires to see gains recently. So far in 2025, he has added USD 4.63 billion to his wealth. This boost comes after Meta reported strong first-quarter earnings of USD 42.31 billion on May 1, beating expert predictions of USD 41.39 billion.
Looking ahead, Meta expects its second-quarter revenue to fall between USD 42.5 billion and USD 45.5 billion, which is slightly higher than market expectations of around USD 44 billion. Despite showing only a 0.01 per cent gain in stock price this year, Meta’s shares have climbed nearly 29 per cent over the past year. On Monday, the stock ended regular trading slightly up at USD 597.10 before dipping 0.36 per cent in after-hours trading.
Elon Musk remains world’s richest person with USD 331 billion net worth
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, continues to top the list of the world’s wealthiest individuals with a total net worth of USD 331 billion. On April 23, his fortune grew by USD 7.5 billion, largely thanks to a jump in Tesla’s stock price.
This increase came after Musk announced during Tesla’s Q1 earnings call that he would reduce his time spent on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Starting in May, he plans to cut his involvement to just one or two days a week, though he added he’d continue as long as the President requests his support.
Following his statement, Tesla’s stock surged 5 per cent, boosting the company’s market value to USD 251 billion. Despite this rise, Tesla shares are still down over 40 per cent for the year.
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