According to Business Insider, Facebook lost about $120 billion in market capitalization at the close of business on Wednesday.
Forbes reported that the series of scandals that Facebook has had to deal with has finally caught up with the tech giant.
The company’s shares tumbled by nearly 19% and as a result, Zuckerberg’s net worth which is also closely tied to Facebook’s dropped by $15.4 billion.
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Market Watch reported that stock prices dropped about 7% immediately after the earnings report was released and close to 34 million shares changed hands on Wednesday.
According to Forbes: “Facebook’s loss on Wednesday was the biggest single-day drop since it started trading publicly in May 2012.“
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