Zuckerberg surpasses Bezos to become the world's second richest person.

With the rise in Meta's stock price, the company's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has jumped to become the second richest person in the world, surpassing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of Monday's close, Zuckerberg's net worth has climbed to $212 billion, with Meta's stock price rising by over 16% in the past month, outperforming the S&P 500 index's 11.52% increase. So far this year, Zuckerberg's net worth has increased by $46.3 billion. In contrast, Bezos' net wealth has decreased by $30 billion this year, with it totaling $209 billion as of Monday's close. Elon Musk still remains the richest person, with a net worth of $331 billion, despite a decrease of $101 billion this year.