Defeat Bill Gates, Amazon Boss So The World's Richest Man 2017
By the end of 2017, the title of a rich man is no longer held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The title is now turning to Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos. Basedon dataBloomberg who quoted KompasTekno, Tuesday (2/1/2018), Bezos is in first place with the amount of wealth reached 99 billion US dollars (Rp1.340 trillion).
While Bill Gates is in second position with a total wealth of about 91.8 billion US dollars (Rp 1,243 Trillion) .Uninya, the amount of wealth Jeff Bezos recorded decreased compared to November. Previously, Forbes never recorded the wealth of Bezos reached 100.3 billion US dollars (Rp 1.358 trillion).
However, the decline in the amount of wealth did not make Bezos shaky from his position. Compared to the previous year, Bezos's wealth has indeed increased significantly. Namely for 33.7 billion US dollars (Rp 446 trillion). While the wealth of Bill Gates only increased about 9.41 billion US dollars (Rp 121 trillion).
For additional information, Bezos's position as the number one rich man is not just this time. In July2017, Bezos also overtook Bill Gates' fortune. But the next day, the value of Amazon's shares slumped so that the position of the number one richest is still held by Bill Gates.
Besides Bezos and Gates, there are three other names that should not be missed. Bill Gates's best friend Warren Buffett came in third with $ 83.5billion worth of wealth, up 12.2 billion dollars ($ 16.2 billion) compared to last year. While the Spanish billionaire and owner of the Zara brand AmancioOrtega occupies the fourth position of the world with a total wealthof 75.3 billion US dollars (Rp 1,152 trillion).
The name of Mark Zuckerberg, owner of Facebook perched in the top five with a total wealth of 72.8 billion US dollars (Rp 985.8 trillion). That number rose by 22.8 billion US dollars, equivalentto Rp 308 trillion compared to last year.
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