Bezos, Gates, Ellison, Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Jack Ma…all tech billionaires and growing by billions per year. Such stories will soon help suppress our hunger for land, tech industry is where wealth is. Meanwhile the small startup where i invested a few coins 4 years ago is still struggling to pay rent, ni sawa tu.
Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, with a fortune of over $90 billion.
According to Forbes and Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO had a net worth of over $89 billion as of the close of markets Wednesday, while Bill Gates had a net worth of just over $90 billion.
Amazon’s share price has jumped by more than $15 a share overnight, and was recently trading near that level, while Microsoft is down slightly. If the stocks hold up today, Bezos — who around 80 million shares of Amazon — will add more than $800 million to his fortune. That would put him past Gates, assuming the valuations of their non-stock holdings haven’t changed.
According to Forbes and Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO had a net worth of over $89 billion as of the close of markets Wednesday, while Bill Gates had a net worth of just over $90 billion.
Usijali, maisha ya start up ni ku-reinvent. A pal once recommended a book : “The Lean Start Up” ~ Eric Ries. You should read it. If I may ask, what’s the venture on?
Amazon would work really well in Kenya. More so due to MPESA payments. But the thing we really need to sort out is the delivery logistics.
Ingvar Kamprad, Carlos Slim, Amanico Ortega, Larry Ellison , Warren Buffet…
all these have at one or other overtaken Gates, who, despite mass philanthropy has proven very resilient in his hold of that top spot.
It can thrive in Kenya. Amazon makes shopping so easy. You can buy new and used items at very competitive prices. Physical shopping is no longer needed.
It’s based on the stock he owns at 17% of the company’s worth estimated at $500 billion. The stock rose or is projected to rise and with it, pushes his net worth past Bill Gate’s.