FACEBOOK CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG BECOMES 6TH RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD; BILL GATES TOPS THE LIST

Facebook Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, 31, is the 6th richest man in the world and the fourth richest man in the United States according to Forbes  real time assessment.
Zuckerberg's wealth soared to $47.9 billion this week after the social media stock rose by 12 percent as a result of a strong quarterly earnings report.

Zuckerberg becomes the youngest world's top ten richest person.

Below is how they stand,

FORBES WORLD'S TOP TEN RICH LIST (IN REAL TIME)

1. Bill Gates/Microsoft..................$76.2 billion

2. Amancio Ortega /Zara..............$68.4 billion

3. Warren Buffet/Bershire Hathaway......$59.8 billion

4. Jeff Bezos/Amazon.com............$55.2 billion

5. Carlos Slim Helu/ Telecoms.......$49.5 billion

6. Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook........$47.9billion

7. Larry Ellison/Oracle....................$44.1billion

8. Charles Koch/Diversified ............$39.7 billion

9.David Koch/Diversified.................$39.7 billion

10. Larry Page/Google......................$37.5billion