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Zuckerberg passes Michael Dell in rankings as Dell shares drop

Published November 13, 2026 · 6 sources

Forbes reports Mark Zuckerberg is now the world's fifth-wealthiest person after a sharp drop in Dell Technologies shares cut Michael Dell's fortune.

What happened

Forbes and Forbes Australia report that Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Michael Dell to become the world's fifth-wealthiest person. The change followed a decline in Dell Technologies shares.

Forbes Australia says Dell shares fell almost 9%, which wiped $13 billion off Michael Dell's fortune. Traders Union also covered the decline, asking why the stock was down 7.6% on the day.

Benzinga published a report asking how Dell servers containing restricted NVIDIA chips ended up in China. Trefis ran a piece asking whether Dell stock could fall 40%, and Barchart.com listed Dell among several companies whose shares were falling.

Context

Billionaire rankings move with the market value of the shares that make up a person's wealth, so a drop in a company's stock can change a founder's position quickly.

Why it matters

The episode shows how a single-day move in Dell Technologies stock can affect both the company's market profile and the net worth of its founder.

Stocks in this story

Price changes are shown for the trading day of the story and are a coincidence in time, not proof that the news caused them. Figures are ATLAS data from our database.

Dell TechnologiesDELL

−7.18%

Technology · NYSE

Live price

$344.53▼ -7.18%

live price · USD

Close on November 13: $344.53−7.18% vs. previous close ($371.17)
Fair value (ATLAS): $194.29Fair range: $119.77 to $220.37The price ($344.53) is 77.3% above that figure.
Chance of a rise in 1 month: 45%Probability of closing higher than today within 21 sessions.Normal range: half of the scenarios end between $283.76 and $392.90; 9 in 10, between $212.65 and $524.28.

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Closing prices, fair value and probabilities: ATLAS own data. How we calculate fair value.

Market indices

Latest close of the ETFs that track the main US indices (SPY, QQQ, DIA), from ATLAS data.

S&P 500 (SPY): 754.37 (−0.36%) · November 13

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ): 679.89 (−1.20%) · November 13

Dow Jones (DIA): 523.15 (+0.13%) · November 13

Sources

ATLAS writes its own summaries from the reporting of these outlets. Each link opens the original publisher.

Mark Zuckerberg Rises Past Michael Dell In Billionaire Rankings—Here’s Why · Forbes · November 13, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Michael Dell as world’s fifth-wealthiest person · Forbes Australia · November 13, 2026
Can Dell Stock Fall 40%? · Trefis · November 13, 2026
How Did Dell Servers With Restricted NVIDIA Chips End Up in China? · Benzinga · November 13, 2026
Why is Dell Technologies stock down 7.6% today? · Traders Union · November 13, 2026
ChronoScale Holdings, Aeva Technologies, Dell, Lumentum, and Cipher Digital shares are falling, what you need to know · Barchart.com · November 13, 2026

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