Jeff Bezos’s Wealth Surpassed $ 200 Billion

Jeff Bezos’s wealth surpassed $ 200 Billion: the world’s richest person, the wealth of other rich people also increased. The wealth of 500 richest people of the world has increased by $ 809 billion i.e. 14 percent so far this year. The economic situation around the world is bad during Corona’s time, but the American stock markets have steadily increased the personal wealth of the world’s top rich people.

The net worth of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, crossed $ 200 billion on Wednesday. In fact, on Wednesday, the company’s shares reached record levels, which increased the net worth. Meanwhile, Elon Musk also joined the $ 100 billion club. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, shares of Tesla Inc. on Wednesday rose to a net worth of $ 101 billion.

Musk’s assets grew by $ 73.6 billion this year while Bezos’ wealth grew by $ 87.1 billion. Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth crossed $ 100 billion this month. On Wednesday alone, it increased by $ 8.5 billion. The wealth of the world’s 500 richest people has increased by $ 809 billion, or 14 percent so far this year, while the coronavirus epidemic has caused a steep decline in GDP and left millions unemployed.

Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has also come close to becoming the world’s richest woman in the US stock markets. Increasingly in the stock markets, apart from only American tech giants Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in India and Asia are also in the advantage. Last month, he joined the list of the 5 richest people in the world. The net increase in the shares of Reliance Industries Ltd. increased its net worth to $ 22.5 billion this year.

Meanwhile, Gold prices continue to fall. The same trend is seen in the futures market on Thursday as well. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the price of gold delivered in October was trading at Rs 51,682 per 10 grams at 11:08 am on Thursday, falling by Rs 97, or 0.19 percent. The closing price of contract gold in October 2020 stood at Rs 51,799 per 10 grams on Wednesday.

Similarly, on December 4, 2020, delivery gold futures were trading at Rs 51,957 per 10 grams with a decrease of Rs 57, ie 0.11 percent. At the time of closing of the futures market on Wednesday, the gold for December contract was at Rs 52,014 per 10 grams.