The wealth of the richest man in the world Jeff Bezos and his ex-wife Mackenzie Scott for the week increased by almost $ 12 billion. This was due to the growth of Amazon shares. Writes about it Forbes.
So, Bezos’s fortune in seven days increased by $ 8.8 billion and amounted to $ 193.1 billion, Scott – by $ 3 billion, reaching $ 62.2 billion.
Amazon shares gained 5% over the week. Recall that the ex-wife of Bezos owns 4% of the shares. The company announced this week that it will offer discounts on electronics and other merchandise during the October 13 and 14 sale for Amazon Prime users.
Also, the capital of the co-founder of Microsoft increased during the week Bill Gates – by $ 2.1 billion (up to $ 117.2 billion), the ex-head of the company Steve Ballmer – by $ 2.6 billion (to $ 73.4 billion). Microsoft shares gained 4.7% in 7 days.
Founder and CEO of Tesla Elon Musk became richer by $ 3.5 billion (his fortune increased to $ 90.8 billion). Tesla shares traded at $ 434 per share at the close on Friday.
Earlier it became known that the state of the richest people in the world renewed maximum, despite the coronavirus pandemic. At the end of July, it amounted to $ 10.2 trillion, which is a new historical record.
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