Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world. Amazon's number one managed to snatch the record from Bill Gates, who has been at the top for years annual ranking of the world's Scrooges, except for a 48-hour gap in 2016.
The net worth of the CEO of the e-commerce giant rose from 89,9 billion to 90,9 billion dollars in the last week thanks to a 2% increase in Amazon's share price (+16,5 billion from March to today). At the opening of US markets, Amazon shares gained another 15 dollars, reaching a new high close to 1.070 dollars, while that of Microsoft remained stable, leaving its founder at 90,7 billion dollars.
He finished on the third step of the podium Amancio Ortega (Spain), founder of Zara, with 82,7 billion followed by the oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet (74 billion) and by the former child prodigy Mark Zuckerberg, whose personal assets amount to 70.7 billion dollars.
Sixth Carlos Slim, Mexican who has a state monopoly on tobacco and oil (66,3 billion), seventh Larry Ellison, co-founder of one of the largest software supply companies with net worth: 52,5 billion. The top 10 is completed by Bernard Arnault (French, number one of LVMH) with 52 billion, Larry Page (co-founder of Goolge) with 49 billion and Charles Koch (CEO of Koch Industries).
To find the first Italian in the standings you have to go down to 32nd place with Giovanni Ferrero (25 billion dollars). 37th Leonardo Del Vecchio, founder and president of Luxottica, with 21.3 billion, 147th Gianfelice Rocca, president of the Techint group and the Humanitas Clinical Institute, while Silvio Berlusconi, with 8 billion, reaches 177th place.
