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Westchester Native Mark Zuckerberg Makes $3.4 Billion -- In An Hour

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg -- a White Plains native who grew up in Dobbs Ferry and attended Ardsley High School -- added over $3 billion to his fortune on Wednesday, after Facebook announced higher-than-anticipated quarterly revenues, Forbes has reported.

Mark Zuckerberg, the world's fifth-richest person, got a boost in his fortune Wednesday, after higher-than-projected Facebook revenues.

Mark Zuckerberg, the world's fifth-richest person, got a boost in his fortune Wednesday, after higher-than-projected Facebook revenues.

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This brings Zuckerberg's net worth to over $56.7 billion, Forbes reports. He remains the fifth-richest person in the world, after Jeff Bezos.

These gains follow those of last quarter, which resulted in his fortune bumping up another $4.2 billion, according to Forbes, after the company also posted strong earnings.

Read the full Forbes article here.

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