After stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, just got richer. Record assets: $ 211 billion.
Shortly after stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, 57, just got richer. The American reached a record fortune of $ 211 billion on Tuesday (July 6) (the equivalent of around 178 billion euros). Amazon.com Inc. shares were up 4.7 percent after the Pentagon announced a cloud computing deal with rival Microsoft Corp. to cancel. , the rally added $ 8.4 billion to Bezos’ net worth.
Head-to-head race with Elon Musk
The last time anyone in the Bloomberg rankings approached that amount was Elon Musk, 50, of Tesla Inc., when it briefly hit $ 210 billion in January. The two men spent the first part of the year sharing first place as the richest person in the world, but Bezos has cemented his position at number one since mid-March after Amazon stocks rose nearly 20 percent during that time .
Rising stock prices over the past few months have boosted the fortunes of a group of tech titans including Musk. He remains in second place behind Bezos with a net worth of $ 180.8 billion, even if Tesla shares fell on Tuesday. The French luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault (72) is in third place with 168.5 billion US dollars (about 142 billion euros).
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