Marc Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, is the wealthiest Jew in the world and the sixth wealthiest person alive, according to the 30th annual Forbes list of billionaires released Wednesday. At the age of 31, his net worth is $44.6 billion.
Zuckerberg inched out Larry Ellison, Oracle founder, who has been the top Jew for last few years. Ellison netted $43.6 billion. With a net worth of $40 billion, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is the third wealthiest Jew on the list and 8th wealthiest person overall.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 2015. (David Ramos/Getty Images via JTA)
Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the list again, clocking a net worth of $75 billion.
Other Jews who made the list:
12. Larry Page
13. Sergey Brin
22. Sheldon Adelson
23. George Soros
26. Steve Ballmer
35. Michael Dell
42. Joseph Safra
43. Carl Icahn
53. Len Blavatnik
60. David Reuben
63. Mikhail Fridman
72. Steve Cohen
78. Ronald Perelman
80. Stephen Ross
85. David Tepper
90. Alain Wertheimer
108. John Paulson
113. Stephen Schwarzman
122. Leonard Lauder
124. Dustin Moskovitz
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