08-09-14 22:53 pm – Source: Reuters
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The market value of Facebook has risen today to more than 200 billion dollars (155 billion euros). This puts the social network is now on the verge of the top 20 most valuable companies in the world.
The price of Facebook shares ran Monday by nearly 1 percent to $ 77.89. Thus, the total value of the company according to calculations by Bloomberg to 201.6 billion dollars. The Facebook share is now worth nearly 10 percent since the company came in late July with good quarterly figures, which showed that the company is increasing revenue from mobile services managed to win.
Facebook started in May 2012 for $ 38 per share to the fair. Initially the share sank to only in August that year to surpass. Introduction course Since September last year the share price shot through the high expectations about future growth over 80 percent. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the favorable development of the share price of Facebook now, at least on paper, the 12 richest people in the world.
Greater than Toyota
Facebook has now eclipsed the Japanese automaker Toyota on the list of most valuable companies and now occupied them in 22nd place, behind Verizon telecom
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