The founder of Amazon and the world’s richest man has seen his wealth increase at a time when the United States is sinking into its worst economic recession since the Great Depression.
The magnate has a fortune of $ 189.3 billion dollars.
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The magnate Jeff Bezos on Monday added to his fortune $ 13,000 million dollars, the largest increase in wealth of a single person since Bloomberg created its Billionaires Index in 2012.
The actions of Amazon.com rose 7.9%, the largest increase since December 2018 and a sign of the rising optimism generated by online shopping. This type of consumption has increased by 73% this year.
At 56 years old, founder of Amazon he is the richest person in the world. But, in addition, this 2020 its fortune has increased by $ 74 billion, which has allowed it to reach a total of 189.3 billion at a time when The United States is sinking into its worst economic recession since the Great Depression.
Bezos’ personal wealth, Bloomberg notes, is now greater than the market valuation of giants like Exxon Mobil Corp., Nike Inc. y McDonald’s Corp.
Mackenzie Bezos, the magnate’s ex-wife, won this Monday $ 4.6 billion dollars and placed at number 13 on the list of the richest people in the world.
Other tech giants have also seen increase their wealth thanks in large part to sanitary measures that force people to stay at home and to the unprecedented economic injection of governments and central banks.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, has increased his fortune by $ 15 billion so far this year, despite the advertising boycott campaigns against the social network.
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