Mark Zuckerberg ranks third among the richest in the world

Mark Zuckerberg CEO Facebook advanced this Friday in the list of the richest men and women in the world of Forbes magazine which earned him third place and replaced Warren Buffet in the rankings.

The owner of the social network has a net worth of $ 81.6 billion according to Bloomberg's calculations. That put him near 373 million ahead of Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

Zuckerberg claims third place because Facebook shares rose 2.4%. In total, its share has increased by 15% this year.

For the first time, the three richest people are technological titans: Jeff Bezos of Amazon worth about $ 141 billion, followed by Microsoft founder, Bill Gates according to the Bloomberg index.

Technology stocks have been a bright spot in a sometimes volatile market this year. N etflix more than doubled, Amazon grew by 46%, Apple by 11% and Google by 9%

Lindsey Bell, investment strategist at CFRA. Research, said last month that he expects that technology stocks to help lead the market over the next year.

Buffett also relies on technology. Berkshire Hathaway bought about $ 75 million in Apple stock during the first three months of the year, adding to the $ 165 million stock he had already.

Buffett did not report his first purchase of Apple shares. Apple until two years ago . Now, Apple is one of the largest farms in Berkshire.

Buffett gives charities billions of dollars each year. Zuckerberg is committed to donating 99% of his shares on Facebook