Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

  • Amazon’s founder adds $10.2 billion to his net worth this year
  • Warren Buffett falls $4.7 billion from peak during Trump rally

Jeff Bezos’ Strategy Pays Off as Amazon Surges

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Jeff Bezos has leapt past Amancio Ortega and Warren Buffett to become the world’s second-richest person.

Bezos, 53, added $1.5 billion to his fortune as Amazon.com Inc. rose $18.32 on Wednesday, the day after the e-commerce giant said it plans to buy Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. Bezos has a net worth of $75.6 billion on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, $700 million more than Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Buffett and $1.3 billion above Ortega, the founder of Inditex S.A. and Europe’s richest person.