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Mark Zuckerberg made $3 billion while testifying before Congress

By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 13, 2018

While Mark Zuckerberg was sweating under the glare of senators as he testified before Congress, the Facebook CEO was making a cool $3 billion, CNN reported.

Shares of Facebook have increased 3 percent since Zuckerberg began his testimony. Zuckerberg, who owns 401.4 million shares in Facebook, became nearly $3 billion richer, making his stake in the company to $66 billion, CNN reported.

The company’s total market value has increased by nearly $23 billion since Tuesday morning.

Investors in other social media stocks are also enjoying increased value. Shares of Snap, Inc. -- the parent company of Snapchat -- have increased more than 8 percent. Twitter stock has risen 5 percent, CNN reported.

Shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, have risen 1 percent, CNN reported.

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