just joined a club that’s even more exclusive than the $100 billion club.
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, and now Meta’s CEO are the only people on the planet with net worths of $200 billion or more, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Zuckerberg has made the cut following an unmatched $72 billion increase in his wealth to $200 billion this year. That’s been fueled by Meta stock soaring almost 60% since the start of January to unprecedented highs of more than $560 a share.
Bezos has rejoined the uber-exclusive group this year thanks to a $39 billion surge in his net worth to $216 billion. Amazon shares have jumped about 28% in 2024 to trade at near-record levels of more than $190.
Musk started the year with a $229 billion fortune, which has surged by $36 billion in under nine months to $265 billion at Monday’s close.
The only other person worth $200 billion at the beginning of this year was LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault. But shares of his luxury conglomerate have slid by almost 16% this year, slashing his estimated wealth by $30 billion to $177 billion.