The 57-year-old founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos has once again become the richest man in the world, according to the US magazine Forbes. Bezos beat out LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, 72, who topped the rankings in early August.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – August 19, 2021 – Entrepreneurs
It is noteworthy that although Amazon shares fell by 1.3% on Wednesday, reducing Bezos’ fortune by $ 1.3 billion, LVMH shares fell by 5.2%, reducing Arnault’s fortune by $ 9.9 billion. And Bezos’ fortune was estimated at $185.9 billion.
In second place was the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, Mr. Elon Musk, with a fortune of $180.5 billion, while he was ranked third – Bernard Arnault, with a fortune of $174 billion.
As for Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, his fortune was $129.9 billion, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune was $127.9 billion.
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Source: Ukrgate