Jeff Bezos Is Now Worth More Than Bill Gates Ever Was
- Internet retailer’s shares have risen 6.6% in January
- Gates is only other person to have built 13-figure fortune
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Jeff Bezos’s net worth reached $105.1 billion Monday on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as Amazon.com Inc. shares added to a 12-month surge that’s lifted the online shopping giant’s market value by almost 57 percent.
Amazon shares have risen 6.6 percent this year, with a report showing the Seattle-based company captured 89 percent of online spending among dominant holiday retailers in the five-week period beginning the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S.