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A Photo Worth $296 Billion: Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates Clicked Together As Facebook Boss Turns 40

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It was Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday on May 14. As he turned 40, the Facebook founder recollected his memory by sharing a few pictures on social media. One particularly striking image captured Zuckerberg and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates — a combined net worth of a staggering $296 billion. The picture was of Harvard dorm where Zuckerberg launched Facebook. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, Zuckerberg has a net worth of $165.6 billion and Bill Gates has a total valuation of $130.4 billion, standing at ranks 4th and 9th among the richests in the world. Sharing his photo on Instagram along with Bill Gates, Zuckerberg wrote, “Harvard dorm where I launched Facebook (with special guest Bill Gates).” Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard after he launched Facebook in 2004. In the surprising birthday photos, Zuckerberg is sporting a black t-shirt, jeans, and a gold chain, a noticeable change from his usual grey t-shirts and blue jeans. Another picture Zuckerberg shared was of his fi
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10 Billionaires Who Amassed Their Wealth After Age 40

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A late bloomer is a person who fulfills their potential later in life or later than expected. Although some people get lucky later in life, most billionaires toil for many years, sowing the seeds of their success and future wealth.   Sorry, young folks, but Mark Zuckerberg — Meta Platforms’ co-founder and CEO who became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at 23 — is the exception to the rule, not the norm. Most billionaires are self-made, accumulating their wealth through a combination of hard work, education and investing. Although the billionaires listed below were certainly wealthy before 40, they didn’t become billionaires until they hit that age milestone. Here are 10 billionaires from a variety of disciplines who reached the billion-dollar benchmark after they hit the big 4-0. 1. Warren Buffett Age of Becoming a Billionaire:  55 Estimated Net Worth:  $137.5 Billion Source of Wealth:  Berkshire Hathaway The Berkshire Hathaway co-founder, chairman and CEO sits eighth on Forb
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