Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has seen his net worth soar as the social network’s stock price has skyrocketed. Zuckerberg took the No. 4 spot on Forbes400 2018 list.
- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has seen his net worth soar as the social network’s stock price has skyrocketed.
- In April 2018, he testified before Congress after it was revealed that Facebook shared users’ data with political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.
- Zuckerberg started Facebook at Harvard in 2004 at the age of 19 for students to match names with faces in class.
- He took Facebook public in May 2012 and still owns nearly 17% of the stock.
- In December 2015, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, pledged to give away 99% of their Facebook stake over their lifetimes.
THE FORBES400 2018 list
Rank
|
Name
|
Net Worth
|
Philanthropy Score
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeff Bezos | $160 B | 2 | |
2 | Bill Gates | $97 B | 5 | |
3 | Warren Buffett | $88.3 B | 5 | |
4 | Mark Zuckerberg | $61 B | 5 | |
5 | Larry Ellison | $58.4 B | 4 | |
6 | Larry Page | $53.8 B | 4 | |
7 | Charles Koch | $53.5 B | 4 | |
7 | David Koch | $53.5 B | 4 | |
9 | Sergey Brin | $52.4 B | 4 | |
10 | Michael Bloomberg | $51.8 B | 5 | |
11 | Jim Walton | $45.2 B | 2 | |
12 | Alice Walton | $44.9 B | 3 | |
12 | S. Robson Walton | $44.9 B | N/A | |
14 | Steve Ballmer | $42.3 B | 4 | |
15 | Sheldon Adelson | $35.5 B | 4 | |
16 | Phil Knight & family | $33.8 B | 4 | |
17 | Michael Dell | $27.6 B | 5 | |
18 | Jacqueline Mars | $24 B | 2 | |
18 | John Mars | $24 B | 2 | |
20 | Laurene Powell Jobs & family | $20.5 B | 5 | |
21 | Paul Allen | $20.3 B | 5 | |
22 | Thomas Peterffy | $20.2 B | N/A | |
23 | Jim Simons | $20 B | 5 | |
24 | Elon Musk | $19.6 B | 1 | |
25 | Ray Dalio | $18.1 B | 4 | |
26 | Rupert Murdoch & family | $18 B | 1 | |
27 | Len Blavatnik | $17.9 B | 3 | |
28 | Abigail Johnson | $17.3 B | 3 | |
29 | Harold Hamm & family | $17.2 B | 2 | |
30 | Donald Bren | $16.4 B | 4 | |
31 | Carl Icahn | $16.3 B | 4 | |
32 | Lukas Walton | $15.3 B | 1 | |
Source: Forbes