Is Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg the richest person in the world?

Facebook went down Tuesday, along with Instagram and Meta's other platforms, and while users felt the effects of the outage, it's unlikely that Mark Zuckerberg's bank account did.

As one of the founders of Facebook and the head of Meta Platforms, Zuckerberg is one of the richest people in the world but not the richest. So, who tops the list?

Who is the richest person in the world?

According to Bloomberg's list of billionaires, the richest people in the world are:

1. Jeff Bezos, with a total net worth of $200 billion

2. Elon Musk, $198 billion

3. Bernard Arnault, $197 billion

4. Mark Zuckerberg, $179 billion

5. Bill Gates, $150 billion

Where does Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel rank?

Meta operates several popular social media platforms that help boost Zuckerberg's net worth.

Snapchat wasn't impacted by the outage as it's not a Meta property. Evan Spiegel, Snapchat's founder, is also a billionaire, though not on the level of Zuckerberg, Bezos or Musk. According to Forbes, Evan Spiegel comes in at No. 1,104 on its of billionaires from 2023 with a net worth of $2.8 billion.

Who is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos?

Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 and is currently its chairman, recently surpassed Elon Musk to reclaim the title of World's Richest Man for the first time since 2021, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Who is Elon Musk, who helped found Tesla, SpaceX and purchased X/Twitter?

According to Forbes, Musk cofounded six companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and tunneling startup Boring Company. He purchased Twitter for $44 billion in April 2022.

Who is Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton?

Arnault oversees the LVMH empire of 75 fashion and cosmetics brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora, according to Forbes. LVMH acquired American jeweler Tiffany & Co in 2021 for $15.8 billion, believed to be the biggest luxury brand acquisition ever.

Who is Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft?

Gates, who cofounded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975, served as its CEO and stepped down from its board in 2020, according to Forbes. To date, Gates has donated more than $59 billion to the Gates Foundation, including a $20 billion gift announced in July 2022.

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