Forbes: Jeff Bezos Becomes The First Person Ever Worth $200 Billion
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.
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Update #1: Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion (CNBC)
Update #2: Jeff Bezos is now worth a whopping $200 billion (CNN)
WNU Editor: Where I live (Montreal), I would estimate that about a third of storefronts and a slightly higher number of stores in shopping malls are now empty. And these closures are growing. But Amazon and large store chains like Home Depot, Costco, Walmart, and others are booming. IMHO this is not a healthy trend for society as a whole.
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