Mark Zuckerberg has risen to become the world's second richest man, surpassing Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of $206.2 billion. This jump is attributed to a significant increase in Meta shares, which have surged to a record high,

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has a new title: world’s second richest person. The Facebook founder has officially surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg became the third richest person in the world Friday, taking the title from Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos after a strong week of trading for Meta shares, which are up more than 5% this week.