Follow U.S. Immigration and U.S. Economic news: Everyone loves Fridays, and the two founders of Google will particularly enjoy last Friday—October 18. According to a report by the U.S. "Forbes Chinese website" on October 21, on the 18th, the combined net worth of Larry Page and Sergey Brin increased by $5.9 billion (approximately 36 billion RMB) in just one day.
Reportedly, on the 20th, Google announced during its earnings call that its revenue and profit for the third quarter of 2013 exceeded expectations, achieving revenue of $14.89 billion (approximately 90.7 billion RMB), a year-on-year increase of 12%. The stock price of this search giant, headquartered in Mountain View, California, surged sharply, breaking the $1,000 mark for the first time in history. After the meeting, the company's stock quickly rose in after-hours trading on the 20th, and this trend continued into the next day. By the close on the 21st, the stock had risen nearly 14%. With Google's stock closing at a four-digit number, Brin and Page each saw their net worth increase by a ten-digit figure.
It is reported that Google CEO Page ranked 13th on the 2013 Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans, and his wealth increased by $3 billion within 24 hours. Now, Forbes estimates his net worth to be approximately $28.3 billion. Brin, who leads special projects at Google X, ranked 14th on the 2013 Forbes 400 list. Due to holding slightly fewer shares than Page, with whom he co-founded Google, Brin's net worth increased by approximately $2.9 billion since the market closed on the 20th, reaching $27.7 billion.