The Facebook CEO's wealth soared to $47.9 billion this week after the social media website's stock climbed 12 per cent following a strong quarterly earnings report, according to Forbes.
The 31-year-old Harvard graduate is now the youngest person on the world's top ten richest list where he sits above Google founder Larry Page, the Koch brothers and most recently, Oracle's Larry Ellison.
Zuckerberg only entered the top ten list at the end of last year when he was catapulted from 14th in 2014 into seventh on the strength of his impressive fortune. He is also now ranked as the fourth richest in the Unites States.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is still the richest person in the world. His fortune currently stands at $76.2 billion.
Behind Gates is Zara founder Amancio Ortega who has a real time net worth of around $68.4 billion.
Last year, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced a $120 million donation to improve education in the San Francisco Bay area, particularly for low-income students. It came five years after donating $100 million to remake education in Newark.
The Facebook founder has been on paternity leave since the birth of his daughter, Maxima, with wife Priscilla Chan, in November when his net worth was estimated at $47.1 billion.
He only returned to work last Monday.
FORBES WORLD'S TOP TEN RICH LIST (IN REAL TIME)
Billionaire Net Worth (billions) Company/ source Country
1. Bill Gates $76.2 Microsoft
United States
2. Amancio Ortega $68.4 Zara Spain
3. Warren Buffett $59.8 Berkshire Hathaway
United States
4. Jeff Bezos $55.2 Amazon.com United States
5. Carlos Slim Helu $49.5 Telecoms Mexico
6. Mark Zuckerberg $47.9 Facebook United States
7. Larry Ellison $44.1 Oracle United States
8. Charles Koch $39.7 Diversified United States
9. David Koch $39.7 Diversified United States
10. Larry Page $37.5 Google United States
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