Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is now the third richest person in the world, surpassing investor Warren Buffett.
The 34-year-old currently trails Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, taking over the third spot from Buffett, Bloomberg reported on July 6, 2018.
The standings mean that this is the first time the world’s three richest people all made their fortunes in technology.
Zuckerberg is now worth $81.6 billion, about $373 million more than 87-year-old Buffett.
Buffett, who once ranked as the world’s wealthiest person, has now slid down to number four, largely in part to his charitable giving.
The world’s largest social media network is facing scrutiny in Europe and the United States about allegations that London-based political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed user information to build profiles on American voters that were later used to help elect US President Donald Trump in 2016, the geo.tv reports.
