Bill Gates Overtakes Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos As The World Richest Man, In Less Than 12hours

Just a few hours ago, Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world. Now he’s back to the second spot

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When markets opened on Thursday morning Bezos had a net worth of $90.6 billion. Amazon’s stock, of which he holds 17%, had climbed to a high of $1083.31. This led Forbes to crown him as the world’s richest man. However, that only lasted a morning because when the markets closed on Thursday Amazon’s stock fell to $1046 and Bezos’s net worth had dropped to $88.7 billion. So when the day ended, Bill Gates was again the richest man in the world.