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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world

byEphraim Batambuze III
July 27, 2017
Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., introduces the Kindle Fire HD tablets at a news conference in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Amazon.com Inc. is updating its line of Kindle e-readers and tablets in a bid to stoke consumer demand as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join the crowded market of machines challenging Apple Inc.?s iPad. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., introduces the Kindle Fire HD tablets at a news conference in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Amazon.com Inc. is updating its line of Kindle e-readers and tablets in a bid to stoke consumer demand as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join the crowded market of machines challenging Apple Inc.?s iPad. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., introduces the Kindle Fire HD tablets at a news conference in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Amazon.com Inc. is updating its line of Kindle e-readers and tablets in a bid to stoke consumer demand as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join the crowded market of machines challenging Apple Inc.?s iPad. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the whole world!

The billionaire has over taken Bill Gates as a result of recent surges in Amazon stock, which have pushed him to a net worth of over $90 billion.

Bill Gates’ is also pegged at $90 billion, but Bezos seems to be getting ahead of him.

Bezos had net work of $1.6 billion after Amazon IPO’d in $1998, and was at 18.4 billion in 2012.

In the last five years, he has added an extra $70+ billion!

In case you are wondering where you lie among the wealthy, head over to this website and calculate.

byEphraim Batambuze III
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