Could Jeff Bezos be the world’s first trillionaire? That’s a lot of Amazon boxes.
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Whlle the unemployment rate in the United States goes up every day, one person isn’t hurting at all.
That would be Jeff Bezos.
His company Amazon has been making out like a bandit during the pandemic, with people sheltering in place and using his website like the company store.
Coronavirus has actually made the world’s wealthiest man even richer.
According to a report from business analysis website Comparisun, the Miami-raised businessman could very easily be the world’s first trillionaire.
Their study shows Bezos hitting the 12-zero mark by 2026 thanks to the immense growth of the online company that sells basically every product under the sun.
As of Thursday morning, Bezos’ net worth was estimated at $142.6 billion, according to a Forbes real time report. This figure reflects any change since 5 p.m. the prior trading day.
Only a few more billion Amazon orders to go.
Bezos’ net worth grew an average of 34 percent over the last five years.
This story was originally published May 14, 2020 at 2:24 PM.
