Tuesday, September 30, 2014

America's 10 Richest In Tech 2014: Zuckerberg Passes Page, Brin, Bezos

Mark Zuckerberg

Bill Gates

A year ago, Mark Zuckerberg had seen his wealth double in 12 months as Facebook recovered from its disappointing IPO in 2012. Now the CEO of the social networking giant is sitting even prettier.

On this year’s Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, Zuckerberg has a net worth of $34 billion, up $15 billion from 2013 — that makes him the biggest dollar gainer on the list. His net worth has more than tripled over the past two years, catapulting him up the rankings. He’s now the third richest American in the technology industry (last year he was sixth), and the 11th richest person in America.

Zuckerberg was the biggest winner this year, but he wasn’t alone in rocketing up. The 10 richest people in tech on The Forbes 400 are collectively 23% wealthier than a year ago. Read more


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