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Net worth of the richest social media entrepreneurs 2019
Leading social media billionaires as of March 2019, by net worth (in billion U.S. dollars)
by J. Clement,
last edited
Jun 5, 2019
This study shows the personal fortunes of the richest social media entrepreneurs. As of March 2019, wealthiest Asian social entrepreneur is Kim Beom-Su, the founder of KakaoTalk, with a personal net worth of 2.2 billion U.S. dollars. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is ranked first with a personal net worth of 62.3 billion U.S. dollars, as well as fifth richest American in 2019.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Jun 5, 2019
This study shows the personal fortunes of the richest social media entrepreneurs. As of March 2019, wealthiest Asian social entrepreneur is Kim Beom-Su, the founder of KakaoTalk, with a personal net worth of 2.2 billion U.S. dollars. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is ranked first with a personal net worth of 62.3 billion U.S. dollars, as well as fifth richest American in 2019.
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- Data is based on Forbes Billionaire: Technology ranking. Excluding mobile social gaming.
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- Data is based on Forbes Billionaire: Technology ranking. Excluding mobile social gaming.
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