Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 as a small online retailer, has been named the richest person in history, even eclipsing his next door Seattle area neighbor, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos’ net worth soared to $105.1 billion on Monday as the company’s shares rose above $1,245.
Amazon now has a market value of $600 billion, and Bloomberg notes that Bezos has already added $6 billion to his fortune so far this year.
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