Credit their innovations, the “Trump Bump” or just plain luck: America’s wealthiest people are getting even richer. Zuckerberg, the biggest gainer of the group, enjoyed a $23.4 billion boost to his net worth between January 1 and 4 PM Eastern Time on Friday afternoon. He is now worth an estimated $71.8 billion, according to Forbes’ real-time rankings of the world’s billionaires, and is only $3 billion behind Warren Buffett, the planet’s fourth-richest person. His fortune rose $21.9 billion through Friday, to an estimated $86.8 billion. On Thursday, Bezos briefly surpassed Bill Gates to become the world’s wealthiest individual, after his net worth eclipsed $90 billion.

Source: Forbes July 29, 2017 12:56 UTC