Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Warren Buffett as the world's third-most extravagant individual, additionally setting innovation as the most powerful maker of riches.

Zuckerberg, who trails just Amazon.com Inc. originator Jeff Bezos and Microsoft Corp. fellow benefactor Bill Gates, overshadowed Buffett Friday as Facebook shares climbed 2.4 percent, as per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.



It's the first occasion when that the three wealthiest individuals on the positioning made their fortunes from innovation. Zuckerberg, 34, is currently worth $81.6 billion, about $373 million more than Buffett, the 87-year-old administrator and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.



Zuckerberg's rising has been driven by financial specialists' proceeded with grasp of Facebook, the informal community mammoth that shook off the aftermath from an information security emergency that pounded its offers, sending them to an eight-month low of $152.22 on March 27. The stock shut Friday at a record $203.23.