Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, through his various businesses and investments, has built a staggering amount of wealth, so much so that he could pay the rent of every American family for one month, and still have $9.26 billion more than Meta Platforms founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Wait, what? Coming in as the fourth richest person in the world, according to Forbes, Bezos is worth $111.1 billion next to Zuckerberg, who has lost over half his net worth this year, is worth $43.5 billion.

What about the rent? Well, roughly 44 million Americans rent, and they pay over $58 billion per month.

And, although there was a modest increase in median rents in November (up 1.23% to $2,007) the average rent in 2022 was $1,326 per month this translates to rent paid by Americans to landlords of $58.34 billion every month, or over $700 billion for the entire year.

While Bezos couldnt pay for Americans' rent for the entire year, he could pay the $58.34 billion total for one month and still have $52.76 billion left over or $9.26 billion more than Zuckerberg is worth right now.

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How did Zuckerberg lose his wealth this year?

According to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, Zuckerberg's net worth has dropped by more than $100 billion this year as investors have become less optimistic about the future trajectory of Facebook's parent company, Meta.

The 38-year-old's 13.5% ownership stake in the business he founded, or roughly 367 million shares of Meta, has given him a net worth of about $43.5 billion.

The company is up against growing opposition from other social media sites like TikTok and criticism over its investment in the Metaverse, a virtual world that Zuckerberg has predicted is the internet's future.

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