{"id":1058488,"date":"2022-04-17T10:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/17\/jeff-bezos-is-worlds-first-ever-200-billion-man\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T10:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:45:16","slug":"jeff-bezos-is-worlds-first-ever-200-billion-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/17\/jeff-bezos-is-worlds-first-ever-200-billion-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos is world\u2019s first-ever $200 billion man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-325-696x442.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"image-325\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Bezos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jeff Bezos\u00a0is giving a whole new meaning to the title of\u00a0world\u2019s richest man.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Amazon\u00a0Chief Executive Officer\u2019s (CEO) net worth soared to a record $200 billion on Wednesday when shares of his online shopping behemoth closed at\u00a0$3,441.85\u00a0on surging demand for contactless shopping.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos, Amazon\u2019s largest individual stockholder, has added more than $82 billion to his net worth this year as stuck-at-home consumers increasingly turn to the e-tail giant for their shopping needs. <\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s shares are up 86 percent year-to-date and its market cap sits at $1.7\u00a0trillion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The tech entrepreneur, who\u2019s also the head of rocket company Blue Origin, now has $77 billion more than longtime richest man Bill Gates, who sits in second place with just over $123 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old executive owns 54.5 million shares of Amazon, representing a 10.9 percent stake. <\/p>\n<p>His ownership stake in Blue Origin is also worth $7.2 billion, and he has $7.1 billion worth of cash and other assets, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>Even more staggering is that Bezos would have already surpassed the $250 billion mark had he not divorced his longtime partner and spouse MacKenzie, who received 20 million Amazon shares in the divorce settlement, putting her net worth at $64.4 billion. <\/p>\n<p>Those shares alone make her the 13th richest person in the world.<\/p>\n<p>With his $200 billion fortune, Bezos is wealthier than all three of the Walton siblings put together, who each hold an equal stake in Walmart, Amazon\u2019s longtime retail nemesis. <\/p>\n<p>The Waltons have a combined net worth of $173 billion, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos, Gates and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are currently the only people in the world enjoying 12-figure fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"no4QevfSLUk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kwawu Easter Celebration at Mpraeso \u2013 Adom TV News (16-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/no4QevfSLUk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos\u00a0is giving a whole new meaning to the title of\u00a0world\u2019s richest man. The\u00a0Amazon\u00a0Chief Executive Officer\u2019s (CEO) net worth soared to a record $200 billion on Wednesday when shares of his online shopping behemoth closed at\u00a0$3,441.85\u00a0on surging demand for contactless shopping. 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