Amazon’s surging stock has made the world’s richest person even richer. Meanwhile, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin both surpassed the $100 billion mark on Wednesday.
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The world's richest person, Jeff Bezos, is once again worth more than $200 billion, as shares of AmazonShares of the e-commerce giant were up 1.1% as of 11:00 a.m EST on Wednesday, pushing Bezos’ net worth up by $2.3 billion—to $201 billion—according to’ calculations. Investors have been eagerly awaiting Amazon’s earnings for the beginning of 2021, which the company will release after the market close on Thursday.
Bezos is the first person in history to be worth more than $200 billion, but it’s not his first time hitting the milestone. Hehas been tracking billionaire net worths. Amazon stock soon fell, dropping Bezos’ fortune under $200 billion for the rest of 2020 and early 2021.
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