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Jeff Bezos Overtakes Bill Gates To Become World's Richest Man |
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Status: Available Now! Type: News Date: Thursday 27 July 2017, 12:00 AM Media: Forbes
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About the organization Amazon: Type: Business Sub-Types: Downloading Agent, Website, Retailing Agent, E-Commerce, Internet, Online Store, Store, Application Software, Telecommunication, Telecommunication Software, Online Shop |
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Notable Organizations: Amazon, Forbes |
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever.
When markets opened on Thursday, Bezos had a net worth of $90.6 billion, putting him $500 million ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Amazon stock opened up 1.6% on Thursday, adding $1.4 billion to Bezos’ net worth. That was enough to put him ahead of Gates, who was last surpassed on Forbes’ real-time rankings for just two days nearly a year ago by Spanish retail giant Amancio Ortega.
Forbes started tracking billionaires around the globe in 1987. Bezos is now the seventh person to hold the title of the world’s richest person and the third American to top the global ranks besides Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. |
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