How much did Amazon’s owner get rich on Black Friday

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Net profit of business tycoon Jeff Bezos on Friday rose by more than $ 100 billions amid sales optimism Black Friday at Amazon.

Bloomberg reported that the state of the CEO Amazon rose $2,4 billion to $100,3 billion after the retailer's shares rose more than 2% on Black Friday.

Passing the $ 100 billion mark, 53-year-old Bezos became the first billionaire to hit the top with 1999 of the year. The last billionaire who did this was the co-founder Microsoft Bill Gates.

This year alone, Bezos' wealth increased by $32,6 billion, more than anyone else in the index. Bloomberg billionaire.

According to the publication The Washington Post, owner Amazon surpasses gates as the richest man in the world. Investor Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffet entrenched in the list under the number 3.

Unlike Gates and Buffett, Bezos gave relatively little money from his fortune to charity. In June, he tweeted such a call.

“I would like most of my philanthropic work to help people here and now—in the short term—at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact,” he wrote.

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