Shares of Amazon rose 7.9% on Monday, the biggest jump since December 2018
For the first time since the launch of the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, one's fortune has soared in one day.
Washington. Amazon CEO and the world's richest man Jeff Bezos' wealth increased by 13 13 billion (approximately Rs 97,200 crore) on Monday. This is the first time since the launch of the Bloomberg Billionaire Index that one's fortune has increased so much in a single day. Shares of Amazon rose 7.9% on Monday, the biggest jump since December 2018. Corona has led people to turn to online shopping. Online shopping has increased by about 73% this year. Bezos' wealth has steadily increased this year.
Bezos has a net worth of 189 189.3 billion
With Monday's increase, Bezos' net worth has reached .3 189.3 billion (approximately Rs 14 lakh crore). As America goes through a recession because of Kovid, it remains important to increase Bezos' wealth. According to the latest figures, Jeff Bezos' wealth is even higher than the total market valuation of Exxon Mobil Corp, Nike and McDonald's. At the same time, Bezos' ex-wife Mackenzie's fortune has increased by 4.6 billion. She has reached number 13 in the list of richest people in the world.
Zuckerberg's fortune increased by 15 billion
Along with Jeff Bezos, the fortunes of other tech companies have also increased. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fortune has increased by 15 billion this year. Zuckerberg's fortune has soared despite the fact that many giants have boycotted Facebook ads. Because of Corona, people are spending money on online entertainment and content.
Top-10 billionaires in the world
Name wealth (in billions of dollars)
Jeff Bezos 189.3
Bernard Arnold & Family 114.6
Bill Gates 113.4
Mark Zuckerberg 90.3
Alan Musk 74.2
Mukesh Ambani 73.5
Steve Ballmer 72.2
Warren Buffett 72.0
Larry Ellison 71.9
Larry Page 69.7
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