The worldโs richest person, Jeff Bezos, is wealthier than heโs 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, Bezosโ net worth is up by $4.9 billion, making the 56-year-old the worldโs first-ever person to amass a $200 billion fortune.
As of Wednesday, the Amazon founder and CEO is worth $204.6 billionโnearly $90 billion more than the worldโs second-richest person, Bill Gates, whoโs currently worth $116.1 billion.ย
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