Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth dwindles after the value of Facebook hit $1 trillion on Tuesday. The billionaire’s fortune dropped by 1.04% at the end of the business period.
Over N534.95 billion was wiped off his wealth which Forbes’ billionaire tracker estimated to be $126.7 billion. The decline comes as Facebook’s share value depreciated by 1.05%.
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The stock price had opened at $356.27, and sold as low as $349.05, and as high as $356.74, before settling at $351.89 per share, lower than the previous day closing of $355.64.
This crashed the one trillion dollar market value of Facebook to $997.77 billion at the end of trading. Despite the fall, the social media firm remains the fifth American firm to hit $1 trillion.
Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet have all achieved this milestone, and one thing they have in cmmon is that they are all tech-focused companies.
Facebook’s market valuation had made it to the one trillion-dollar mark after receiving a favourite judgement on the antitrust lawsuit that threatened to loosen Zuckerberg’s grip on Instagram and WhatsApp.
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