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Sandberg Becomes One of Youngest Billionaires in the World

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By David de Jong

January 22, 2014 at 9:10 PM UTC

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Sheryl Sandberg’s fortune surpassed $1 billion yesterday after Facebook Inc. closed at a record.

The chief operating officer of the world’s most popular social-networking service owns about 12.3 million shares of the Menlo Park, California-based company, which closed at $57.51 today in New York. Her stake is valued at about $750 million.