Friday 30 January 2026 – 01:38 PM
The wealth of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has increased by more than $22 billion, moving him to fourth place globally on the list of the world’s richest people, surpassing Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, following a strong jump in Meta’s stock following financial results that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations.
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And he went up Dead arrow rose 10.2% to exceed $737, marking the largest daily gain since rising 11% in July 2025, according to Forbes Billionaires List data.
This rise came after the company announced that it achieved revenues of $59.8 billion during the fourth quarter, in addition to profits of $8.88 per share, exceeding analysts’ expectations that indicated revenues of $51.2 billion and profits of $8.21 per share. Meta also recorded an annual growth of 24% in revenues and 11% in profits.
In a related context, Meta raised its expectations for capital spending during the year 2026, as part of its expansion in developing artificial intelligence technologies and products, expecting to spend between $115 and $135 billion this year, compared to a total spending of $72.2 billion during the year 2025.
According to Forbes, Zuckerberg’s net worth jumped by 9.7% to reach $251.7 billion, surpassing Jeff Bezos’ wealth estimated at $249.7 billion, ranking him fourth in the world.
Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, still tops the list of the world’s richest people with a net worth of $766.1 billion, far ahead of Google’s founders, Larry Page, whose fortune is $275 billion, and Sergey Brin, with a fortune estimated at $253.7 billion.
The list of the world’s richest people has witnessed noticeable changes over the past months, as Larry Ellison, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oracle, rose to second place last September, becoming the second person in history whose wealth exceeded $400 billion, before falling to seventh place recently, against the backdrop of the continued decline in the company’s shares after reaching record levels.
