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With net worth of $75.6 billion, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is second richest person in the world
Leaping ahead of Amancio Ortega and even Warren Buffett, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos becomes the second richest person in the world. Bezos added $1.5 billion to his fortune as his company’s share prices rose after their announcement of buying Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com.
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 53-year-old Amazon.com Inc founder has a net worth of $75.6 billion. This puts him $700 million ahead of Berkshire Hathway Inc’s Buffett and $1.3 billion above Europe’s richest person, the founder of Inditex SA, Ortega.
In all, Bezos added $10.2 billion to his wealth this year and is the third biggest on the 2017 index. The biggest being Chinese parcel-delivery billionaire Wang Wei’s $18.4 billion gain and Facebook Inc’s Mark Zuckerberg’s $11.4 billion rise.
However, Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates retains the title of being the world’s richest person with $86 billion – $10.4 billion above Bezos.
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