The world’s richest person, Jeff Bezos becomes even wealthier than he’s ever been. He’s wealth soared by a net worth of about $4.9 billion after his Amazon stock rose by 2% on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. 
According to Forbes, the 56-year-old becomes the first person ever to amass a $200 billion fortune. On Wednesday afternoon the Amazon founder and CEO is worth $204.6 billion. He is worth nearly $90 billion more than his nearest competitor the world’s second-richest person, Bill Gates who’s currently worth $116.1 billion. 
Forbes believes Jeff Bezos’ fortune is the largest ever amassed. The person to come closest: Bill Gates, who was the world’s first-ever centibillionaire. Near the height of the dot-com bubble, when Microsoft reached its then-peak in 1999, Gates’ net worth surpassed $100 billion, roughly $158 billion in today’s dollars. 
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