Zuckerberg overtakes Gates as Meta value soars by more than US$200bn

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB). added more than US$200bn to its value as investors rushed to buy the Facebook owner following its stellar numbers overnight. In several landmarks, Meta’s value soared comfortably past US$1trn, it surpassed Nvidia as the best-performing tech stock in 2024 and boss Mark Zuckerburg overtook Microsoft’s Bill Gates on the global rich list. Underlying why investors love tech stocks, last night Meta announced its first-ever dividend payment as it demolished Wall ...