Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has jumped by $ 3.1 billion to $29.7 billion after the social networking giant's shares surged on strong fourth quarter performance.
According to Wealth-X, a global wealth intelligence and prospecting company, Zuckerberg's net worth increased substantially after the company announced its 2013 fourth quarter earnings after market close on Wednesday.
"Zuckerberg's net worth is calculated after accounting for shares in public and private companies, residential and passion investments such as art, planes and real estate, and is based on the most recent publicly available disclosure of his shares and options in the Menlo Park social network firm," a Wealth-X release said.It added that the "29 years old Zuckerberg's current fortune equates to more than $ 1 billion for every year he has lived"..