The founder of Amazon has become the richest man in history.
Photo: twitter / Jeff Bezos @JeffBezo
Founder of online retailer Amazon Jeff Bezos became the richest man in history.
9 January his fortune reached $ 105,1 billion, writes CNN.
Bezos Capital Increased Due to Rising Share Value Amazon. Since early January, these securities have risen in price by 6,62% to $ 1,3 thousand per share.
Bloomberg evaluates state of chapter Amazon in $ 105,1 billion, but Forbes - $104,4 billion.
Prior to this, the founder of the company was considered the richest person in history. Microsoft Bill Gates. Its capital in 1999 year slightly exceeded $ 100 billion. At the moment, it is estimated Bloomberg, Gates' fortune is $ 93,3 billion, Forbes estimates it at $ 91,1 billion
At the same time, after adjusting for inflation, 100 billion dollars in 1999 at the moment would be equal to 148 billion dollars.
But even without adjusting for inflation, Gates’s condition at the moment would have significantly exceeded the wealth of Bezos, if not for the active charitable activities of the founder Microsoft. An analysis of his publicly announced donations shows that Gates gave 700 millions of shares to charity Microsoft totaling $ 61,8 billion at today's value, as well as 2,9 billion dollars in cash, which would increase his fortune to more than 150 billion dollars at the moment.
In October, Bezos 2017 took first place in the ratings of the richest people in the world, and in November its capital exceeded $ 100 billion for the first time.
Amazon is the world's largest company selling goods and services via the Internet. It was founded by Bezos in 1994 year, since then the company has grown steadily and expanded the list of its services and products. Turnover Amazon 2016 for the year amounted to about $ 136 billion.
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