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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos regained his title as the richest person in the world after jumping Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to real-time data from Forbes.
Musk saw its net worth fall by $ 3.9 billion on Tuesday, as Tesla shares closed at $ 796.22, down more than 2.4%. The 49-year-old businessman surpassed Bezos in January to become the richest person in the world, thanks to the rising price of Tesla shares and his generous package of payments.
Musk returned to Bezos the title of richest person in the world as quickly as he rose to the rankings. Until last month, Bezos had been the richest man since 2017.
The personal wealth of the founder of Amazon, which is mainly in shares of Amazon, has skyrocketed in recent years along with the price of the company’s shares. Bezos has continued to achieve new wealth milestones. Last August he became the first person to see his net worth rise above $ 200 billion and in 2018 he became the richest man in the world in recent history when his personal wealth went exceed $ 150 billion.
Bezos once again became the richest person in the world as he prepares to step down later this year. Earlier this month, Bezos announced he would hand over the helm to Amazon’s main cloud chief, Andy Jassy. Bezos is expected to continue to monitor the company he founded, but will have more time to focus on other projects, such as his rocket company Blue Origin and The Washington Post, as well as philanthropic companies, the Bezos Earth Fund. and the Amazon Day 1 Fund.