Mark Zuckerberg's wealth has surged to $204 billion, just $4 billion shy of surpassing Jeff Bezos as the second richest person in the world. This year, Zuckerberg's net worth increased by an impressive $76 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He now holds the third spot on the wealth leaderboard, trailing only Elon Musk at $269 billion and Bezos at $208 billion. Earlier in the year, Zuckerberg was in sixth place but has since passed Bernard Arnault from LVMH and Larry Ellison of Oracle, who are now fourth and fifth with $195 billion and $180 billion, respectively. Zuckerberg could easily overtake Bezos soon, although Musk remains a tougher challenge. Wealth in tech can change rapidly; Musk's fortune was lower than Zuckerberg's in June and dropped as low as $164 billion in April. A few unsuccessful days for Tesla or successful days for Meta could quickly shift the rankings. All three men—Zuckerberg, Musk, and Bezos—depend on their companies' perf...