The rivalry between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has intensified since Wednesday, when the new social media platform, Threads, officially went online.. It is the direct competition of Twitterwhich intends to dethrone the service of the little bird, which has been an important source of information and communications on the Internet for more than a decade.
We do not know if this new crusade by Meta, directly against Twitter, which is now in the hands of Musk, will cause a hand-to-hand battle between these two millionaires.
This move by Mark Zuckerberg’s company, with the launch of Threads, could generate serious financial losses for Twitter and, as a consequence, affect Elon Musk’s assets.
And since we are in the process of comparing the two social network moguls, it is time to measure them in terms of fortune. Which of the two has more number of zeros in the bank? Who has a bigger account in the treasury of the countries where they keep their money?
Better fortune between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
According to recent reports, calculated in this very month of July, Elon Musk has better fortune than Mark. While Zuckerberg seems to be winning the social media spat, the South African mogul beats him up with Tesla Motors, Space X, Neuralink and Starlink, among others.
Elon Musk’s net worth is $249.400 million , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This makes it the richest person in the world
His money is largely derived from his holdings in Tesla and SpaceX. He owns around 13% of Tesla’s shares, which are currently trading at around $1,000 a share. He also owns around 42% of SpaceX, which is valued at around $137 billion.
While Mark Zuckerberg’s Net Worth, from $107 billion, makes it the ninth richest person in the world His wealth has increased significantly in recent months, due to the strong performance of Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company.
Zuckerberg’s fortune comes directly from his trade on social media platforms, as the leader of Meta. He owns around 13% of the company’s shares, which are currently trading at around $190 a share. He also owns a number of other assets, including real estate and private investments.