Amazon's Bezos surpasses Bill Gates as world's richest person

July 27, 2017 20:56

A surge in Amazon.com Inc shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailers earnings report has propelled founder Jeff Bezos past Bill Gates as the worlds richest person.

According to Forbes and Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO had a net worth of over $89 billion as of the close of markets Wednesday, while Bill Gates had a net worth of just over $90 billion.

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