Chapter Amazon Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the history of mankind

The publication Bloomberg rolled out the rating of the richest people on the planet. AND   first place in   he took the head of Amazon Jeff Bezos, for which the company in 2017 turned out to be extremely successful. Interestingly, according to   According to Bloomberg, Bezos became the richest man in the   history of man   - he   Bypassing Bill Gates's record in   1   billion, which he established in   1999.

By   Bloomberg's state of Jeff's   January 2018   mark in   $ 105.1   billion thanks to the shares of Amazon, which   last year went up by   a record 56%. Given that Jeff owns a 79% stake in his own company, mathematics does not come out   too complex. True, in   all these arguments about   the richest person is important to remember about inflation.

However,   Bezos has excellent chances to consolidate success. By   analysts' forecasts, Amazon's annual revenue can reach $ 200   billion already in   2018. Although two years ago Jeff Bezos' dream limit was the figure in   $ 100   billion to compare such growth indicators, Apple was able to achieve   5 years. A   Faster This distance was overcome only by the oil company Exxon, when in   1998 bought Mobil. Now Amazon's capitalization is approaching   $ 500   billion, and   from   current growth rates will reach   indicator in   $ 1 trillion in   for 2 to 3 years.

Source: Bloomberg