The world’s richest person, Jeff Bezos, is wealthier than he’s ever been. Early Wednesday he crossed a milestone previously unseen in the nearly four decades Forbes has been tracking net worths: With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos’ net worth is up by $4.9 billion, making the 56-year-old the world’s first-ever person to amass a $200 billion fortune.


As of 1:50 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the Amazon founder and CEO is worth $204.6 billion—nearly $90 billion more than the world’s second-richest person, Bill Gates, who’s currently worth $116.1 billion.

Even adjusting for inflation, Forbes believes Bezos’ fortune is the largest ever amassed. The person to come closest: Bill Gates, who was the world’s first-ever centibillionaire. Near the height of the dot-com bubble, when Microsoft reached its then-peak in 1999, Gates’ net worth surpassed $100 billion, roughly $158 billion in today’s dollars.

Fueled by the change in consumer habits as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon stock is up nearly 80% since the beginning of the year, and Bezos’ net worth, which was roughly $115 billion on January 1, has skyrocketed in tandem. Bezos’ roughly 11% stake in Amazon makes up more than 90% of his fortune. He also owns the Washington Post, aerospace company Blue Origin and other private investments.

Bezos would be even richer had he not gone through the most expensive divorce settlement in history last year. When he split from ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, last July, he agreed to give her 25% of his Amazon stake, a chunk of stock now worth $63 billion. Even after giving away $1.7 billion in charitable gifts earlier this year, Scott is currently the world’s 14th-richest person and second-richest woman, behind L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.

Bezos isn’t alone among tech titans with fortunes surging to massive new heights. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ended Tuesday as a brand-new centibillionaire, worth $103.1 billion after adding $3.4 billion to his fortune in one day, on Facebook stock gains. That surge continued early Wednesday afternoon, with Zuckerberg up an astonishing $6 billion just on Wednesday as of publication time. He’s now worth $109.1 billion.

There are now more centibillionaires on the planet than ever. Joining Bezos, Gates and the newly crowned Zuckerberg is LVMH chair Bernard Arnault, who first joined the 12-figure ranks last year. Though his net worth slipped to about $80 billion at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Arnault reclaimed the centibillionaire title in May and today is worth about $115 billion. This makes him the third-richest person on earth–$90 billion poorer than Jeff Bezos.

Source : https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/08/26/worlds-richest-billionaire-jeff-bezos-first-200-billion/amp/

Nigeria's GDP is $446.543 billion.

(Because very soon, somebody will claim "some Nigerians are richer than Jeff Bezos").

Not yet

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Those are the people profiting from Corona effect.

Online retailing

I no dey the list cos I be trillionaire

Mhen if Gates succeeds with his vaccine ehn... He will zoom pass Bezos

TheSERAPH:
Wealth is a gift from GOD to be used for his service(sharing generously with the less fortunate) . GOD is the one that gives men ability and power to make wealth. This ability has nothing to do with your belief, faith or religion. The craving for wealth and prosperity usually leads people into all kinds of temptation.

Mattew 16:26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?.

No matter how rich and famous you are, you need JESUS. One day you will leave this world and you will give account of all you have done on earth. Without Christ you will go to hell.. Accept Jesus today before it is too late.

What about a poor man without Jesus??

What shall it profit a man if he remains poor and still loses his soul??

Oh Lord my God, I must be rich in life.

More Money More Life, The Dead Do Not Need It.

This is inspiring.
Congratulations Bezos!

Lol, still gate will remain the richest man from now till the end of time even though Zuckerberg is on track to snatch his current position.

In my eyes he isn't different from someone worth a billion dollars.

Following....

CAPITALISM, Very EVIL THING!
Educated Illiterates would start yarning dust that even Bezos would laugh at, while the Religious Dunderheads would 'Tap into It'

No be blood money him do?

Even if na $10m make this guy give me, Cos Oga righteousness don talk say all na vanity