Another strong quarter for Amazon has Jeff Bezos closing in on Bill Gates
April 30, 2017 at 23:17 PM EDT
Jeff Bezos briefly saw his net worth rocket over $80 billion for the first time this week, after Amazon shares rallied on the company’s rosy quarterly results. Since then, his holdings have backed off enough to put him just under that mark at $79.6 billion, according to the latest tally from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.