Amazon has recorded a 4.4
percent surge in its stock value, making Jeff Bezos richer than he was, after
his divorce in 2019.
The 56-year-old founder and CEO of Amazon is now worth $172
billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
In 2019, Bezos finalised his $38billion divorce from his
wife, MacKenzie making her the 22nd richest person in the world.
She took 25 percent of his shares, which meant at the time
her stake was worth more than $35 billion, according to Forbes.
However, Bezos remained the wealthiest person on the planet
after the settlement and his wealth has continued to soar amid the coronavirus
pandemic.
According to Comparisun, Bezos is on track to be the world’s
first trillionaire by 2026.
The business software comparison site used data collected
from the last five years of the Forbes Rich List to calculate the yearly wealth
growth rate of the world’s richest billionaires.
Applying this annual growth rate over the coming years, the
study concluded that Bezos could become the world’s first trillionaire in 2026
or sooner.
Bezos’ company, Amazon has been doing particularly well in
recent months with the increased demand for online shopping due to the Coronavirus
pandemic. As a result, the company’s share prices have increased.
