The richest man in the world earned for the evening of $6.5 billion

At the moment the assets Bezos is estimated at 123 billion dollars. This is almost $ 30 billion more than bill gates.

The owner of Amazon Jeff Bezos made a fortune in $ 6.5 billion in one night, after shares of his company rose 6.2 percent during the evening session on 1 February. About it reports Marketwatch.

As noted, the total amount of its assets exceeded 123 billion, almost $ 30 billion more coming in second place in the list of the richest people in the world bill gates.

The beginning of the year was extremely successful for Bezos, who has earned 17.4 billion dollars in January alone.

Amazon shares over the past month rose by 19 percent. For comparison, the Dow Jones index that combines quotes of the 30 largest companies in the United States increased in January by 6 percent.

Recall, Amazon for the first time topped the rating of most expensive brands.