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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest person in the world with a net worth of $81.6 billion, surpassing famed investor Warren Buffett.
\nZuckerberg’s net worth passed Buffett’s on Friday after Facebook shares went up 2.4%.
\nZuckerberg is still behind Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.<\/p>\n
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest person in the world, surpassing famed investor Warren Buffett.<\/p>\n
Zuckerberg’s net worth increased to $81.6 billion on Friday, Bloomberg reported<\/a>, after Facebook shares went up 2.4%. The social network is now valued at about $571 billion going into the weekend.See the rest of the story at Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n NOW WATCH: What would happen if America’s Internet went down<\/a><\/p>\n See Also:<\/p>\n Facebook is shutting down an anonymous app for teens it bought less than a year ago<\/a>The Justice Department and FBI\u2019s probe into Cambridge Analytica is now looking at Facebook, and the SEC and FTC are getting involved<\/a>Mark Zuckerberg is a single point of failure at a company that is systemically important to the internet<\/a><\/p>\n SEE ALSO: Facebook has apologized for flagging parts of the Declaration of Independence as hate speech<\/a><\/p>\n<\/img><\/a>
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