- Bezos reached the milestone after Amazon's stocks edged up by 2% on Wednesday, August 26, thereby increasing his net worth by $4.9 billion
- The Amazon founder is now worth $204.6 billion nearly $90 billion more than the world's second-richest person, Bill Gates
- Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ended Tuesday, August 25, as a brand-new centibillionaire, worth $103.1 billion after adding $3.4 billion
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Jeff Bezos has become the first person in the world to amass a $200 billion fortune.
The world's richest person reached the milestone after Amazon's stocks edged up by 2% on Wednesday, August 26, thereby increasing Bezos' net worth by $4.9 billion.
According to Forbes, the Amazon founder is now worth $204.6 billion nearly $90 billion more than the world's second-richest person, Bill Gates, who's currently worth $116.1 billion.
Forbes reported that even if inflation rates were included, Bezos' fortune was still the largest ever accumulated by a single person globally.
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Amazon's stocks have risen by 80% since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and this was fueled by a change in consumer habits who made more orders online due to social distancing measures embraced by governments worldwide.
Bezos was not alone in the list of top gainers. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ended Tuesday, August 25, as a brand-new centibillionaire, worth $103.1 billion after adding $3.4 billion to his fortune in 24 hours.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently became a centi-billionaire. Photo: Mark Zuckerberg.
Source: Facebook
Briefly.co.za earlier reported that Tesla co-founder, Elon Musk, became the world's fourth-richest person behind Zuckerberg after his wealth increased by $7.8 billion on Monday, August 17.
The 11% rise in the shares of Tesla Inc was the reason for the wealth boost as he beat Bernard Arnault, another world's billionaire.
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