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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now worth $75.6 billion, according to Bloomberg. Amazon's rising stock price propelled him past Amancio Ortega and Warren Buffett. Bill Gates is still the world's richest person, with $86 billion.

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<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now worth $75.6 billion, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to Bloomberg" data-vars-click-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-29/bezos-rises-to-become-world-s-second-richest-with-amazon-surge-j0vf5suw" data-vars-content-id="40f86a49-98f9-4761-b0e1-ea16fc74cb9a" data-vars-headline="Bezos now world&#x27;s 2nd richest" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-29/bezos-rises-to-become-world-s-second-richest-with-amazon-surge-j0vf5suw" target="_blank">according to Bloomberg</a>. Amazon&#x27;s rising stock price propelled him past Amancio Ortega and Warren Buffett. Bill Gates is still the world&#x27;s richest person, with $86 billion.</p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

Bezos now world's 2nd richest

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