Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos regained the title of richest man in the world after his rival for the title, Bill Gates, slipped to second place in the list of the world's rich.
The Russian Gazeta newspaper, citing Bloomberg, reported that Jeff Bezos' fortune increased in 15 minutes by 13.2 billion dollars after the publication of the retailer's detailed report on the Amazon network, which helped him regain the title of richest man in the world.
The newspaper added that Bezos' occupation of the list of the world's richest people was preceded by a jump in the value of the shares of his company, whose prices have increased by 12%, and the price per share has become about $ 219.
Amazon shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, and Bezos is the only one to own 57 million shares of the company’s shares, while his ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos owns about 20 million shares, bringing the total shares of the company 4% to the value of about $ 36 billion.
The newspaper pointed out that billionaire billionaire founder Bill Gates ranks second in the list of the world's rich, while Louis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnaud ranks third in this list.
According to estimates by Forbes magazine, Bezos is worth $ 128.9 billion, Bill Gates' net worth is $ 110.8 billion, and Arnaud's is around $ 105.2 billion.
Bezos' fortune had fallen earlier by $ 6.8 billion, and the gap between him and Gates reached $ 4 billion, and Microsoft was at the top of the list of the world's rich people.