Jeff Bezos temporarily dethroned Bill Gates as the world’s richest man, but with much of his stock tied up in business dealings it was a temporary win, with the battle now on for the title!
“The vast majority of the Bezos fortune is tied up in Amazon stock, of which the CEO owns nearly 17%. That stake alone is worth $83 billion, meaning Bezos could just as quickly lose his new title as the world’s richest man should Amazon’s stock decline, or Microsoft’s value rise…” [ Read more here ]