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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 3 MIN

Zuckerberg’s Fortune Drops $18 Billion As Wall Street Sours On Meta’s AI Spending

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Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth declined by nearly $18 billion on Thursday as Meta’s stock paced an 11-day losing streak, with Wall Street souring on the Facebook parent’s plans to accelerate spending on AI. Shares of Meta plunged 9% as of Thursday afternoon, pacing what would be the stock’s worst single-day loss this year so far and a 21.7% slide over the last 11 trading sessions. The latest dip in Meta’s shares cut $17.8 billion from Zuckerberg’s net worth, valued at $183.3 billion, ranking him the sixth-richest person in the world directly ahead of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang ($167.2 billion) and behind Michael Dell ($228.9 billion). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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