The richest man in the world is Jeff Bezos. He is the first person in the world to reach the $200 billion milestone. Shares of Jeff Bezos’ company Amazon.com were up 2 percent through Wednesday.
Bezos’ net worth increased by $4.9 billion, making Bezos the first person in the world to amass a $200 billion fortune, Forbes reports.
The 56-year-old Amazon founder now owns about $204.6 billion, some $90 billion more than the world’s second-richest man, Bill Gates. Currently, Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates has a net worth of $116.1 billion.
Even adjusting for inflation, Forbes believes Bezos’ fortune is the largest ever recorded, Forbes reported.
Among the biggest beneficiaries of the Coronavirus lockdown and restrictions are Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Because during this time, people shopped a lot more online, watched videos, and spent time on social media. Amazon’s stock price is up 80 percent since the start of the year.
In addition to Amazon, Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post, from the Blue Origin aerospace company. Also, he has many more private investments.
Due to Bezos’ divorce and the fall in stock prices last year, many speculated that Bezos would lose the top spot. Bezos has lost a great deal of wealth, especially due to divorce. Originally, the two had joint shares in the company. Jeff Bezos had 75 percent.
The rest belongs to his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott. In addition to these shares, Mackenzie also received a 4 percent stake from Amazon.
Scott is currently the 14th richest person in the world and the second richest woman, behind L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.
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