Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes $13 billion richer in just one day.
Amazon.com shares rose 7,9%, the biggest gain since December 2018, amid growing optimism about online shopping trends, and are now up 73% year-to-date.
247 - Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, considered the richest man in the world, added US$13 billion to his net worth on Monday (20), the biggest one-day jump for an individual since the Bloomberg Billionaires Index was created in 2012.
Bezos, 56, is the richest person in the world, and saw his fortune increase in 2020 from US$74 billion to US$189,3 billion.
According to a report on the portal The globe, Amazon.com shares rose 7,9%, the biggest gain since December 2018, amid growing optimism about online shopping trends, and are now up 73% so far this year.