New Delhi: Jeff Bezos left the whole world behind when it comes to wealth accumulation.
The richest person in the world reached a $ 211 billion net record Tuesday after Amazon.com shares increased 4.7% after the Pentagon announced it cancel the cloud computing contract with a rival Microsoft Corp, a rally collecting Bezos’s wealth of $ 8.4 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires index , The last time anyone was ranked Bloomberg approached this number in January, when Musk Elon Tesla Inc.
briefly reached $ 210 billion.
The two men spent the first part of this year trading the top position as the richest person in the world, but Bezos had strengthened the relationship between No.
1 Since mid-March because Amazon’s shares rose almost 20% during that time.
The stock price that jumped in recent months has increased a wealth of a group of Titans technology including Musk.
He remained in second place behind Bezos with a net value of $ 180.8 billion even when Tesla’s shares fell on Tuesday.
French luxury goods Magnate Bernard Arnault is a third of $ 168.5 billion.
Haul’s record of Bezos was even bigger than 2020 Amazon Stock Surge, when the net wealth on it was $ 206.9 billion as a turbocharged pandemic price of the company.
Bezos, 57, officially resigned as Amazon’s chief executive this week after a 27-year-old run.
He still has around 11% of the company and serves as chairman of the company’s executive.
The Pentagon said on Tuesday canceled the $ 10 billion cloud computing contract which was given in 2019 to Microsoft Corp.
after several years of fighting between the government and some of the biggest US technology companies on the agreement.
The decision shows it plans to divide work between Microsoft and Amazon rivals.
Mackenzie Scott, a former wife of Bezos and the 15th richest person in the world, saw his wealth jumped $ 2.9 billion on Tuesday, exceeded $ 2.7 billion he did so far this year.
It’s just a reminder that some billionaires can’t give their money faster than they make.
Jeff Bezos Regarding a Wealth Record of $ 211 Billion in the Pentagon Move
