Soaring technology stocks have fuelled huge growth in the worth of entrepreneurs such as Mr Bezos and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who at 34 is number four on the Bloomberg list after investor Warren Buffett. Mr Bezos, 54, founded Amazon in 1994 when it began as an online bookshop before it expanded into selling a massive variety of products. He smashed the wealth record as Amazon was preparing to start its 36-hour summer sales bonanza, Prime Day.
Top ten wealthiest people:
1. Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder, $151bn (£113bn)
2. Bill Gates (Microsoft) $95bn (£71.6bn)
3. Warren Buffet (business magnate) $83bn (£62.5bn)
4. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) $82bn (£61bn)
5. Amancio Ortega (Founder of Inditex fashion group) $74.8bn (£55.7bn)
6. Bernard Arnault (LVMH luxury goods company) $74.7bn (£55bn)
7. Carlos Slim (business magnate) $63.1bn (£47.4bn)
8. Larry Page (co-founder of Google) $57bn (£42.9bn)
9. Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google) $56bn (£41.9bn)
10. Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle Corporate) $54.8bn (£40.7bn)
2. Bill Gates (Microsoft) $95bn (£71.6bn)
3. Warren Buffet (business magnate) $83bn (£62.5bn)
4. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) $82bn (£61bn)
5. Amancio Ortega (Founder of Inditex fashion group) $74.8bn (£55.7bn)
6. Bernard Arnault (LVMH luxury goods company) $74.7bn (£55bn)
7. Carlos Slim (business magnate) $63.1bn (£47.4bn)
8. Larry Page (co-founder of Google) $57bn (£42.9bn)
9. Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google) $56bn (£41.9bn)
10. Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle Corporate) $54.8bn (£40.7bn)
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