The race for the top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index is heating up as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk vie for supremacy. With Zuckerberg now ranked as the third richest person in the world, surpassing Musk for the first time since 2020, tensions between these two tech titans continue to escalate.
The Meta CEO’s reported net worth of $187 billion has put him in a commanding lead over Musk, who has fallen to fourth place with a fortune of $181 billion. However, this shift in rankings comes with a price – Tesla experienced a decrease in sales, leading to a drop in stock prices.
This rivalry between Zuckerberg and Musk goes beyond just their wealth, dating back to 2016 when SpaceX destroyed one of Facebook’s satellites. The incident sparked tensions between the two executives and even led Musk to challenge Zuckerberg to a cage fight at one point. Furthermore, the launch of Threads by Meta, a social media platform that competes with X, has only added fuel to the fire between these two tech titans.
Despite ongoing competition between these two billionaires, Zuckerberg’s wealth continues to grow as he approaches Jeff Bezos’ fortune of $207 billion. The top spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index is held by LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault with a net worth of $223 billion. It remains to be seen how this billionaire battle will unfold as both Zuckerberg and Musk continue their quest for supremacy.
