Mark Zuckerberg, billionaire founder and CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, has gifted himself a $300 million superyacht named “Launchpad” as his net worth approaches $200 billion. (Dutch Yachting)
Elon Musk has mocked fellow tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg for celebrating America’s birthday with a patriotic wakesurf.
On July 4, Musk joined a video of a tuxedoed Zuckerberg surfing the wake of a ship, holding an American flag and drinking from a can, delivering a short but pointed comment: “I wish he’d keep having fun on his yacht. I prefer work.”
To celebrate Independence Day, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a video to Instagram of himself surfing while wearing a tuxedo, drinking beer and holding an American flag. (@zuxk via Instagram/Fox News)
The surfing stunt was part of the Meta Platforms CEO’s participation in Independence Day celebrations, which fell on a Thursday this year.
Mark Zuckerberg surfs, drinks beer and raises the American flag in a tuxedo on Independence Day
Zuckerberg’s video features an assortment of patriotic activities, with Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” playing as the soundtrack.
Elon Musk attends the “Exploring New Frontiers of Innovation: A Conversation with Mark Read and Elon Musk” session on the third day of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2024 on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Photo: Mark Piasecki/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Musk, who heads electric car maker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, was likely referring to reports that Zuckerberg owns a yacht, which is 287 feet long and worth nine figures, according to The Sun and the New York Post.
Check out META CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s latest 287-foot superyacht
This was in response to another X user who had expressed a negative opinion of Zuckerberg, whom Musk has previously criticized and trolled on social media.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads to lunch after a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Thanks to their respective businesses, Musk and Zuckerberg are among the richest people on the planet, according to Forbes magazine.
| Ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 245.06 | -1.33 | -0.54% |
| Meta | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 533.27 | +23.31 | +4.57% |
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According to the publication, the Tesla CEO has the world’s largest personal net worth, at $250.2 billion, compared to Zuckerberg’s net worth of $186.3 billion.
Jasmine Bear contributed to this report.
