The Meta CEO overtook Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos to become the world's second-richest person for the first time in October 2024. His net worth has advanced to $229 billion since then, but he's slid to sixth place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of Wednesday's close. Zuckerberg - whose company owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - only trailed Elon Musk by $50 billion in October last year.
As we wrap up 2025, we're looking at the year's biggest winners: the people, companies, products and trends that made the most impact over the year. Almost at the top of the pile, of course, are the tech billionaires. According to a recent report by Oxfam, the 10 richest US billionaires (who are all tech leaders, save for Warren Buffet) increased their wealth by $698 billion in 2025. Some of that has been spent treating and lavishing donations on President Trump.
With no lyrics, the nearly silent clip is set to a guitar instrumental that recalls his 2003 Crazy Horse track "Be the Rain." The video opens with coverage of the White House's East Wing demolition during the government shutdown before flashing a banner that reads, "The 1% ruins the world." It then cuts to footage of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk on stage before displaying a tweet that reads, "The oligarchs gather & so starts the looting of America."
Size doesn't always matter, but it absolutely does in the rarefied world of superyachts. Palaces at sea have long been a status symbol for the masters of the universe, a place to live a life of excess and network, far removed from the prying eyes of ordinary people. As the rich get richer - the world's 10 richest people are $500 billion wealthier this year - their boats are getting longer.
The OpenAI co-founder and CEO's Big Island residence is now for sale, with a new listing that touts a "blend of luxury and natural beauty" - and many amenities of the ultra-rich. The estate looks out on Kailua Bay and the Pacific Ocean, with the listing boasting 10 bedrooms across a main residence and a guest house, a helicopter landing spot, staff quarters, a screening room, a private harbor, and "advanced security systems [that] guarantee peace and discretion."
