Mark Zuckerberg Surpasses Jeff Bezos To Become World’s Second-Richest Person

Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s second-richest person for the first time on Thursday, surpassing Jeff Bezos as Meta Platforms Inc shares surged. His net worth reached $206.2 billion, $1.1 billion more than Bezos and nearly $50 billion behind Elon Musk. Meta’s stock rose 23% following strong Q2 sales, driven by investments in AI and long-term projects like Orion augmented reality glasses.