Editing Jeff Bezos (section)

== Wealth ==
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |Annual estimates of Jeff Bezos's [[net worth]]{{efn|All currency figures expressed in the United States dollar (US$) in [[Real versus nominal value (economics)|nominal terms]].}}
|-
! Year
! Billions
! Change
! Year
! Billions
! Change
|-
| 1999
| 10.1
| {{steady}} 0.0%
| 2009
| 6.8
| {{decrease}} 17.1%
|-
| 2000
| 6.1
| {{decrease}} 40.5%
| 2010
| 12.6
| {{increase}} 85.3%
|-
| 2001
| 2.0
| {{decrease}} 66.6%
| 2011
| 18.1
| {{increase}} 43.7%
|-
| 2002
| 1.5
| {{decrease}} 25.0%
| 2012
| 23.2
| {{increase}} 28.2%
|-
| 2003
| 2.5
| {{increase}} 66.6%
| 2013
| 28.9
| {{increase}} 24.5%
|-
| 2004
| 5.1
| {{increase}} 104%
| 2014
| 30.5
| {{increase}} 5.5%
|-
| 2005
| 4.1
| {{decrease}} 19.6%
| 2015
| 50.3
| {{increase}} 60.9%
|-
| 2006
| 4.3
| {{increase}} 5.1%
| 2016
| 45.2
| {{decrease}} 10.1%
|-
| 2007
| 8.7
| {{increase}} 102.3%
| 2017
| 72.8
| {{increase}} 61.6%
|-
| 2008
| 8.2
| {{decrease}} 5.7%
| 2018
| 112.0
| {{increase}} 53.8%
|-
| colspan="6" |<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">{{small|1=Main data source: ''Forbes'' ''World's Billionaires Estimates''}}</div><div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">{{small|Additional reference(s): ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index''}}</div>
|}
Bezos first became a millionaire in 1997 after raising $54&nbsp;million through Amazon's [[initial public offering]] (IPO).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/business-insider/when-billionaires-made-their-first-million.html|title=The Age When 17 Self-Made Billionaires Earned Their First Million|last=Elkins|first=Kathleen|date=February 11, 2016|website=Inc.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308025254/https://www.inc.com/business-insider/when-billionaires-made-their-first-million.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was first included on the ''[[Forbes]]'' ''[[World's Billionaires]]'' list in 1999 with an estimated [[net worth]] of $10.1&nbsp;billion, which placed his on the 19th position in the world and 10th in the USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx99xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 1999|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=December 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205115311/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx99xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His net worth decreased to $6.1&nbsp;billion a year later, a 40.5% drop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx00xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2000|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408224556/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx00xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His wealth plummeted even more the following year, dropping 66.6% to $2.0&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx01xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2001|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206224300/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx01xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He lost $500&nbsp;million the following year, which brought his net worth down to $1.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx02xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2002|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316074934/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx02xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, his net worth increased by 66.66% to $2.5&nbsp;billion.<ref name="Casais">{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx03xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2003|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305203717/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx03xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> From 2005 to 2007, he quadrupled his net worth to $8.7&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_6.html|title=The World's Richest People|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308165605/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_6.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the [[2008 financial crisis]] and [[Great Recession]], his net worth would decrease to $6.8&nbsp;billion—a 17.7% drop.<ref name="Casais2">{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx09xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2009|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305183346/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx09xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx08xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2008|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307172837/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx08xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His wealth rose by 85.2% in 2010, leaving him with $12.6&nbsp;billion. This percentage increase ascended him to the 43rd spot on the ranking from 68th.<ref name="Casais2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx10xwor.htm|title=World's Billionaire List 2010|last=Casais|first=Eduardo|website=stats.areppim.com|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305190116/http://stats.areppim.com/listes/list_billionairesx10xwor.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a rumor broke out that Amazon was developing a [[smartphone]], Bezos's net worth rose to $30.5&nbsp;billion in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/06/05/bezos-net-worth-rises-1-4-billion-on-rumors-of-3-d-amazon-smartphone|title=Jeff Bezos' Net Worth Rises $1.4 Billion on Rumors of 3-D Amazon Smartphone|last=Mac|first=Ryan|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308165438/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/06/05/bezos-net-worth-rises-1-4-billion-on-rumors-of-3-d-amazon-smartphone/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-21/jeff-bezoss-net-worth-dives-in-2014|title=Jeff Bezos's Net Worth Dives in 2014|last=Summers|first=Nick|work=Bloomberg News|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308230646/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-21/jeff-bezoss-net-worth-dives-in-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> A year later, he entered the top ten when he increased his net worth to a total of $50.3&nbsp;billion. Bezos rose to become the fifth richest person in the world hours before [[Stock market|market close]]; he gained $7&nbsp;billion in one hour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2015/07/23/jeff-bezos-just-gained-7-billion-in-an-hour-to-become-worlds-fifth-richest|title=Jeff Bezos Just Gained $7 Billion in an Hour to Become World's Fifth Richest|last=Vinton|first=Kate|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308170035/https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2015/07/23/jeff-bezos-just-gained-7-billion-in-an-hour-to-become-worlds-fifth-richest/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the time the ''Forbes'' list was calculated in March 2016, his net worth was registered at $45.2&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2016/03/01/the-full-list-of-every-american-billionaire-2016|title=The Full List of Every American Billionaire 2016|last=Peterson-Withorn|first=Chase|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308165450/https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2016/03/01/the-full-list-of-every-american-billionaire-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, just months later in October 2016, his wealth increased by $16.2&nbsp;billion to $66.5&nbsp;billion, unofficially ranking him the third-richest person in the world, behind [[Warren Buffett]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/07/28/jeff-bezos-net-worth-hits-record-high-as-fortune-jumps-2-6-billion|title=Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Net Worth Hits Record High As Fortune Jumps $2.6 Billion|last=Vinton|first=Kate|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308170056/https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/07/28/jeff-bezos-net-worth-hits-record-high-as-fortune-jumps-2-6-billion/|url-status=live}}</ref> After sporadic jumps in Amazon's share price, in July 2017 he briefly unseated [[Microsoft]] co-founder [[Bill Gates]] as the wealthiest person in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.com/richest-people-in-the-world/|title=The Richest People in the World|last=Calfas|first=Jennifer|magazine=Money|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819182138/https://money.com/richest-people-in-the-world/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Net worth of Jeff Bezos from 1999 to 2018.png|left|thumb|upright=1.15|The [[net worth]] of Jeff Bezos from 1999 to 2018 as estimated by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, in the [[Real versus nominal value (economics)|nominal]] [[United States dollar|U.S. dollar]]. His net worth is calculated in the billions by March of each year.]]
Bezos would continue to sporadically surpass Gates throughout the month of October 2017 after Amazon's share price fluctuated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2017/10/27/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-is-the-richest-person-in-the-world-again|title=Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Is the Richest Person in the World – Again|last=Vinton|first=Kate|magazine=Forbes|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027170831/https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2017/10/27/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-is-the-richest-person-in-the-world-again/|url-status=live}}</ref> His net worth surpassed $100&nbsp;billion for the first time on November 24, 2017, after Amazon's [[share price]] increased by more than 2.5%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/24/technology/jeff-bezos-100-billion/index.html|title=Jeff Bezos is now worth $100&nbsp;billion|last=Isidore|first=Chris|publisher=CNN|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229131618/http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/24/technology/jeff-bezos-100-billion/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> When the 2017 list was issued, Bezos's net worth was registered at $72.8&nbsp;billion, adding $27.6&nbsp;billion from the previous year.<ref name="Dolan">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2017/03/20/forbes-2017-billionaires-list-meet-the-richest-people-on-the-planet|title=Forbes 2017 Billionaires List: Meet The Richest People on the Planet |last=Dolan|first=Kerry A.|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308165415/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2017/03/20/forbes-2017-billionaires-list-meet-the-richest-people-on-the-planet/|url-status=live}}</ref> His wealth's rapid growth from 2016 to 2017 sparked a variety of assessments about how much money Bezos earned on a controlled, reduced time scale. On October 10, 2017, he made an estimated $6.24&nbsp;billion in 5 minutes, slightly less than the then annual gross domestic product of [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/jeff-bezos-made-62-billion-in-5-minutes-became-worlds-richest-person-how-was-your-thursday.html|title=Jeff Bezos Made $6.2 Billion in 5 Minutes and Became the World's Richest Person (How Was Your Thursday?)|last=Murphy|first=Bill|date=October 27, 2017|magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502161733/https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/jeff-bezos-made-62-billion-in-5-minutes-became-worlds-richest-person-how-was-your-thursday.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 6, 2018, Bezos was designated the [[The World's Billionaires|wealthiest person in the world]], with a registered net worth of $112&nbsp;billion.<ref name="NBC News">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-slumps-down-forbes-annual-list-billionaires-bezos-rises-top-n854141|title=America produced the largest number of billionaires in the world|last=Bayly|first=Lucy|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=[[NBC News]]|access-date=April 30, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425001238/https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-slumps-down-forbes-annual-list-billionaires-bezos-rises-top-n854141|url-status=live}}</ref> He unseated Bill Gates ($90&nbsp;billion), who was $6&nbsp;billion ahead of Warren Buffett ($84&nbsp;billion), ranked third.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/forbes-2018-list-of-worlds-billionaires|title=Jeff Bezos moves to top spot on Forbes' annual billionaires list|publisher=[[CBS News]]|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306165128/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/forbes-2018-list-of-worlds-billionaires/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is considered the first registered<!-- Do NOT change his status as a centi-billionaire per Talk:Jeff Bezos FAQ #Q2 and Talk:Jeff Bezos#Jeff Bezos: Episode VIII – The First Centi-Billionaire. --> [[centibillionaire|centi-billionaire]] (not [[Real versus nominal value (economics)|adjusted for inflation]]).{{efn|Although [[Bill Gates]] momentarily surpassed the $100&nbsp;billion [[net worth]] mark in April 1999 before the [[Dot-com bubble]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/01/09/heres-why-jeff-bezos-is-not-truly-the-richest-person-in-history|title=Here's Why Jeff Bezos Is Not Truly The Richest Person in History|last=Kirsch|first=Noah|magazine=Forbes|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025758/https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/01/09/heres-why-jeff-bezos-is-not-truly-the-richest-person-in-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bezos was the first to register $100&nbsp;billion with major wealth indexes and has retained the wealth for longer than Gates's three weeks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2018/03/09/jeff-bezos-net-worth-jump|title=Jeff Bezos Had a Record-Breaking One-Year Net Worth Jump|work=Fortune|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312213706/http://fortune.com/2018/03/09/jeff-bezos-net-worth-jump/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2018/03/06/forbes-billionaires-2018-meet-the-richest-people-on-the-planet|title=Forbes Billionaires 2018: Meet The Richest People on the Planet|last=Kroll|first=Luisa|magazine=Forbes|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404014827/https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2018/03/06/forbes-billionaires-2018-meet-the-richest-people-on-the-planet/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/market/jeff-bezos-worlds-first-centibillionaire-amazon-boss-journey-to-beat-bill-gates-to-the-top-of-fobres-list/1093600|title=Jeff Bezos world's first centibillionaire: Amazon boss' journey to beat Bill Gates to the top of Forbes&nbsp;list|date=April 4, 2018|newspaper=The Financial Express|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025041/http://www.financialexpress.com/market/jeff-bezos-worlds-first-centibillionaire-amazon-boss-journey-to-beat-bill-gates-to-the-top-of-fobres-list/1093600/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

His wealth, in 2017–18 terms, equaled that of 2.7&nbsp;million Americans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maxim.com/news/forbes-jeff-bezos-richest-billionaire-2018-3|title=Jeff Bezos Is Worth $112 Billion, Overtaking Bill Gates as the Richest Man in the World|last=Freeman|first=Thomas|website=Maxim|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025062035/https://www.maxim.com/news/forbes-jeff-bezos-richest-billionaire-2018-3|url-status=live}}</ref> Bezos's net worth increased by $33.6&nbsp;billion from January 2017 to January 2018. This increase outstripped the economic development (in GDP terms) of more than 96 countries around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valuewalk.com/2018/03/jeff-bezos-richest-man| title=Bezos' Billions: The Wealth of a 'Centi-Billionaire'|date=March 7, 2018|website=ValueWalk|access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> During March 9, Bezos earned $230,000 every 60 seconds.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/money/5192998/jeff-bezos-net-worth-2018-worlds-richest-man|title=Jeff Bezos Is Making an Insane $230,000 a Minute Right Now|last=Tuttle|first=Brad|magazine=Money|access-date=March 28, 2018|archive-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329100352/http://time.com/money/5192998/jeff-bezos-net-worth-2018-worlds-richest-man/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[The Motley Fool]]'' estimated that if Bezos had not sold any of his shares from its original public offering in 1997, his net worth would sit at $181&nbsp;billion in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/28/heres-what-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-would-be-worth-if.aspx|title=Here's How Much Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Would Be Worth if He Never Sold a Single Share|last=Williams|first=Sean|website=The Motley Fool|date=February 28, 2018|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231529/https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/28/heres-what-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-would-be-worth-if.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]'', his net worth of $150&nbsp;billion in July 2018 was enough to purchase the entire stock markets of [[Nigeria]], [[Hungary]], [[Egypt]], [[Luxembourg]], and [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://qz.com/1330631/jeff-bezos-is-now-worth-150-billion-as-much-as-many-entire-stock-markets|title=Jeff Bezos is rich enough to buy many of the world's stock markets outright|last=Karaian|first=Jason|date=July 15, 2018|work=Quartz|access-date=July 15, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718234451/https://qz.com/1330631/jeff-bezos-is-now-worth-150-billion-as-much-as-many-entire-stock-markets/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the report by ''Quartz'', Amazon workers in [[Poland]], (Germany), and Spain participated in demonstrations and [[Strike action|labor strikes]] to draw attention to his growing wealth and the lack of compensation, labor rights, and satisfactory working conditions of select Amazon workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/jeff-bezoss-massive-wealth-becoming-a-problem|title=Is Jeff Bezos's Massive Wealth Becoming a Problem?|last=Kosoff|first=Maya|date=July 17, 2018|work=The Hive|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122024239/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/jeff-bezoss-massive-wealth-becoming-a-problem|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 17, 2018, he was designated the "wealthiest person in modern history"{{efn|Many calculations of Bezos's wealth during the late 2010s were not [[Real versus nominal value (economics)|adjusted for inflation]]. When he was designated the "world wealthiest person" on March 6, 2018, the ''Forbes'' [[The World's Billionaires]] list stipulated that although Bezos was the first [[Billionaire|centi-billionaire]] (i.e. +US$100&nbsp;billion in net worth), it was [[Bill Gates]] who had the most money when taken in [[Real versus nominal value (economics)|real terms]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/01/09/heres-why-jeff-bezos-is-not-truly-the-richest-person-in-history|title=Here's Why Jeff Bezos Is Not Truly The Richest Person in History|magazine=Forbes|date=March 6, 2018|last=Kirsch|first=Noah|access-date=July 17, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024955/https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/01/09/heres-why-jeff-bezos-is-not-truly-the-richest-person-in-history/|archive-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> In such terms, Gates had $150&nbsp;billion while Bezos had $100&nbsp;billion. However, in July 2018, the net worth of Bezos officially surpassed the $150&nbsp;billion mark, which led most major wealth indexes to label him the wealthiest person in modern history (post-1982).<ref name=Chaykowski>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/07/17/jeff-bezos-net-worth-hits-record-151-billion-after-strong-amazon-prime-day|title=Jeff Bezos's Net Worth Hits Record $151 Billion After Strong Amazon 'Prime Day'|last=Chaykowski|first=Kathleen|date=July 17, 2018|magazine=Forbes|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717233002/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/07/17/jeff-bezos-net-worth-hits-record-151-billion-after-strong-amazon-prime-day/|url-status=live|archive-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- Please see Talk:Jeff Bezos#Jeff Bezos: Episode VIII – The First Centi-Billionaire for more information about the Gates v. Bezos real terms debate. -->by the [[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]],<ref name=BloombergRichestMan>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-16/happy-prime-day-jeff-amazon-ceo-s-net-worth-tops-150-billion|title=Jeff Bezos Becomes the Richest Man in Modern History, Topping $150 Billion|date=July 17, 2018|work=Bloomberg News|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716231622/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-16/happy-prime-day-jeff-amazon-ceo-s-net-worth-tops-150-billion|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Fortune'',<ref name=Fortune.com>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2018/07/16/jeff-bezos-richest-man|title=Jeff Bezos Is Now the Richest Man in Modern History, Topping $150 Billion|date=July 17, 2018|work=Fortune|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716232723/http://fortune.com/2018/07/16/jeff-bezos-richest-man/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[MarketWatch]]'',<ref name=MarkettchWa>{{cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeff-bezos-becomes-the-richest-person-in-modern-history-amid-amazon-prime-day-kickoff-2018-07-16?link=MW_latest_news|title=Jeff Bezos becomes the richest person in modern history amid Amazon Prime Day kickoff|last=French|first=Sally|date=July 17, 2018|website=MarketWatch|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054144/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeff-bezos-becomes-the-richest-person-in-modern-history-amid-amazon-prime-day-kickoff-2018-07-16?link=MW_latest_news|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-jeff-bezos-really-the-richest-of-them-all-1533893580|title=Is Jeff Bezos Really the Richest of Them All?|last=McGinty|first=Jo Craven|date=August 10, 2018|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810222316/https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-jeff-bezos-really-the-richest-of-them-all-1533893580|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Forbes''.<ref name=Chaykowski />

In 2019, Bezos's wealth was reduced by the divorce from his wife [[MacKenzie Bezos]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-bezos-divorce-finalized-2019-4|title=Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized their divorce agreement|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=April 4, 2019|first=Avery|last=Hartmans|access-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212194904/https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-bezos-divorce-finalized-2019-4|archive-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46814557|title=World's richest man Jeff Bezos divorces|date=January 10, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=February 8, 2019|archive-date=February 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209011036/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46814557|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''Forbes'', had the Washington state common law applied to their divorce without a prenuptial agreement, Bezos's wealth could have been equitably divided with his ex-wife;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2019/01/09/jeff-bezos-worlds-richest-person-announces-divorce-after-25-years-of-marriage/|title=Jeff Bezos, World's Richest Person, Announces Divorce After 25 Years Of Marriage|last=Kirsch|first=Noah|date=January 9, 2019|magazine=Forbes|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110235029/https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2019/01/09/jeff-bezos-worlds-richest-person-announces-divorce-after-25-years-of-marriage/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/10/who-mackenzie-bezos-she-may-soon-worlds-richest-woman/2536235002/|title=MacKenzie Bezos, author, philanthropist, and soon to be world's richest woman?|last=Snider|first=Mike|date=January 10, 2019|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110233246/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/10/who-mackenzie-bezos-she-may-soon-worlds-richest-woman/2536235002/|url-status=live}}</ref> however, she eventually received 25% of Bezos's Amazon shares, then valued at approximately $36&nbsp;billion, making her the third-richest woman in the world. Bezos retained his interest in ''The Washington Post'' and Blue Origin, as well as voting control of the shares received by his ex-wife.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-bezos-divorce-finalized-2019-4|title=Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized their divorce agreement, and he's getting 75% of the Amazon shares and voting control of the rest|last=Hartmans|first=Avery|website=Business Insider|access-date=August 13, 2019|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404180601/https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-bezos-divorce-finalized-2019-4|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2019, Bezos purchased three adjoining apartments overlooking [[Madison Square Park]] in [[Manhattan]], including a [[penthouse apartment|penthouse]], for a combined total of $80&nbsp;million, making this one of the most expensive real estate purchases within New York City in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jeff-bezos-buys-three-manhattan-apartments-for-80-million-dollars|title=Jeff Bezos Buys Three Manhattan Apartments for $80 Million – The combined space totals 17,000 square feet|author=Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw|magazine=[[Architectural Digest]]|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607112918/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jeff-bezos-buys-three-manhattan-apartments-for-80-million-dollars|url-status=live}}</ref> Bezos had also purchased three adjoining apartments at [[The Century (apartment building)|25 Central Park West]] in Manhattan for $7.65 million in 1999;<ref name="Ciuraru 1999">{{cite web | last=Ciuraru | first=Carmela | title=Amazon's Jeff Bezos Stiffs Tommy Mottola In $7.65 Million Deal | website=Observer | date=October 4, 1999 | url=https://observer.com/1999/10/amazons-jeff-bezos-stiffs-tommy-mottola-in-765-million-deal/ | access-date=May 18, 2022 | archive-date=May 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518180222/https://observer.com/1999/10/amazons-jeff-bezos-stiffs-tommy-mottola-in-765-million-deal/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Gannon 2018">{{cite web | last=Gannon | first=Devin | title=Will Jeff Bezos live in one of his Upper West Side apartments when Amazon comes to town? | website=6sqft | date=November 15, 2018 | url=https://www.6sqft.com/will-jeff-bezos-live-in-one-of-his-upper-west-side-apartments-when-amazon-comes-to-town/ | access-date=May 18, 2022 | archive-date=May 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518180222/https://www.6sqft.com/will-jeff-bezos-live-in-one-of-his-upper-west-side-apartments-when-amazon-comes-to-town/ | url-status=live }}</ref> he bought a fourth unit in that building for $5.3 million in 2012.<ref name="Gannon 2018"/>

In February 2020, Bezos purchased the [[Jack Warner Estate|Warner Estate]] from [[David Geffen]] for $165 million,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-buys-david-geffens-los-angeles-mansion-for-a-record-165-million-11581542020|title=Jeff Bezos Buys David Geffen's Los Angeles Mansion for a Record $165 Million|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=February 12, 2020|first1=Katy|last1=McLaughlin|first2=Katherine|last2=Clarke|access-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213220252/https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-buys-david-geffens-los-angeles-mansion-for-a-record-165-million-11581542020|archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-buys-most-expensive-home-in-los-angeles-11933075|title=Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys 'most expensive home' in Los Angeles|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=February 13, 2020|access-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213225324/https://news.sky.com/story/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-buys-most-expensive-home-in-los-angeles-11933075|archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> a record price paid for a residence in the Los Angeles area. The previous record high price of $150 million was paid by [[Lachlan Murdoch]] for the [[Chartwell Mansion]]. During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], it was reported that Bezos's fortune had grown by $24 billion, citing a surge in demand from households on lockdown shopping on Amazon.<ref name=Evelyn>{{cite news|last=Evelyn|first=Kenya|date=April 15, 2020|title=Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos grows fortune by $24bn amid coronavirus pandemic|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/15/amazon-jeff-bezos-gains-24bn-coronavirus-pandemic|url-status=live|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415165201/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/15/amazon-jeff-bezos-gains-24bn-coronavirus-pandemic|archive-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> He further expanded his residential holdings in February 2022, purchasing a $16.13-million-dollar apartment at a 24-story boutique condominium, located across from Madison Square Park in the Flatiron neighbourhood, where he already owns all the units on the top floors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/jeff-bezos-drops-16-million-on-another-manhattan-pad-to-create-a-vertical-dream-home-214150?reflink=outbrain_editorial-kpio_008078469379c5885737ee7a8f4917f898&dicbo=v1-fe4fde943bfa31f569d0d105000eeee5-00f0464d4134b070538283435e8e7fd395-gvrtaztgmuywmllgmiygeljugzrgkllcge3tgljwgi4denbrgqzgkobqgq|title=Jeff Bezos Drops $16 Million on Another Manhattan Pad to Create a 'Vertical' Dream Home|date=April 17, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215005539/https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/jeff-bezos-drops-16-million-on-another-manhattan-pad-to-create-a-vertical-dream-home-214150?reflink=outbrain_editorial-kpio_008078469379c5885737ee7a8f4917f898&dicbo=v1-fe4fde943bfa31f569d0d105000eeee5-00f0464d4134b070538283435e8e7fd395-gvrtaztgmuywmllgmiygeljugzrgkllcge3tgljwgi4denbrgqzgkobqgq|url-status=live |last1=Block |first1=Fang }}</ref> Bezos is the owner of the ''[[Y721]]'', a luxury superyacht estimated to cost more than $500,000,000; it is the largest yacht in the world.<ref name="Superyacht">{{cite news |last1=Burack |first1=Emily |title=Rotterdam Is Dismantling a Historic Bridge for Jeff Bezos's Superyacht |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a38973492/jeff-bezos-yacht-bridge-rotterdam-destruction/ |access-date=February 3, 2022 |publisher=Town & Country |date=February 3, 2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203185629/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a38973492/jeff-bezos-yacht-bridge-rotterdam-destruction/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''Forbes'' Bezos was the second-wealthiest person in America and the third-wealthiest person in the world in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/ | title=Forbes 400 2023 | website=[[Forbes]] | access-date=February 27, 2024 | archive-date=February 13, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213224211/https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ | title=Forbes Billionaires 2023: The Richest People in the World | website=[[Forbes]] | access-date=May 8, 2017 | archive-date=January 4, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104180124/https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/3/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-bezos/?list=forbes-400&sh=42e2c8fd1b23/ | title=Jeff Bezos | website=[[Forbes]] | access-date=February 27, 2024 | archive-date=February 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227175601/https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-bezos/?list=forbes-400&sh=42e2c8fd1b23/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Bezos is the second-wealthiest person in the world according to ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index''. His net worth is about $197 billion as of February 2024.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/ | title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index | newspaper=Bloomberg | access-date=March 8, 2017 | archive-date=May 31, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531225811/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/jeffrey-p-bezos/ | title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index | newspaper=Bloomberg | access-date=March 3, 2021 | archive-date=January 13, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113120101/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/jeffrey-p-bezos/ | url-status=live }}</ref>