Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becomes world's richest man

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos becomes world's richest man

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the richest person of all time. Both Bloomberg and Forbes put Bezos at the top of their list of billionaires.

New York: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the richest person of all time. Both Bloomberg and Forbes put Bezos at the top of their list of billionaires. According to Bloomberg, by the end of Wednesday, Bezos's assets have reached $ 106 billion, while Forbes said it was $ 105 billion.

Earlier this record was the name of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. In 1999, his total assets were $ 100 billion. Most of Bezos's assets come from the Amazon's 7.89 million shares. Amazon's share of AMZN reached nearly 57 percent in 2017.

Bill Gates is still second in the list of the richest people. Their total assets are about 92 billion.