The Amazon founder and chief, Jeff Bezos, has topped the list of the wealthiest billionaires quite a few times; however, now the tech behemoth is again in the news for being wealthier than he has ever been. Forbes’s report indicates that on Wednesday this week, Bezos became the world’s first person to have a cumulative net worth of 200 Billion Dollars.
Jeff Bezos Becomes Richer Than Ever With 4.9 Billion USD Added To His Fortune
As the Amazon stock recorded a 2 percent growth on Wednesday afternoon, there was an instant increase of 4.9 Billion dollars in Jeff Bezos net worth making a relatively astonishing record, not seen in the last four decades.
Substantial Gain in A Single Day
Around 1:50 PM of the EDT time, Jeff Bezos crossed the net worth of 204.6 billion dollars, a massive 90 billion USD more than that of Bill Gates, who stands on the second position of the world richest people. The net worth of Microsoft’s founder is 116.1 billion USD.
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Tech Leaders Getting Richer By Day
The tech super leaders are gaining immense wealth and strengthening their stakes as successful businessmen. Jeff Bezos is not the only tech billionaire to reach a record high. Even Mark Zuckerberg attained net-worth of a substantial 103.1 Billion after around 3.4 billion USD were added to his value in a single day till Tuesday this week.
Zuckerberg Becomes the Newest Centibillionaire
Facebook’s founder CEO continued to surge with his net worth on Wednesday as social media giant stocks gained momentum, adding an exceedingly unbelievable 6 Billion USD to his net worth. He was worth 109.1 Billion by the end of the day publication.
A Large Number of Centibillionaires In The World Now
Presently, many tech leaders have gained cult riches with the highest number of centibillionaires globally than ever. Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, along with the owner of the LVMH group, Bernault Arnault are some of the centibillionaire. He gained the status last year. The net worth of LVMH chairman dropped by 80 billion USD when the pandemic hit; however, by May, and he reclaimed his status. Arnault is now the third richest person in the world, following Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.