According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bill Gates surpassed Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos to reclaim the distinction of richest person in the world, with a net worth of $110 billion, On Friday.
This is the first time the co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT) has held the top position for more than 24hrs. in over two years. He briefly topped Bezos last month after Amazon reported that its profit for the three months ending in September fell nearly 28% from a year earlier. But Gates’ time at the top was short-lived.
Gates recently commented on his wealth in response to a wealth tax proposed by some Democratic political candidates, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
He said he’s paid more than $10 billion in taxes already and it would be fine with him to update to $20 billion. However, having to pay $100 billion would prompt him to start “to do a little math about what I have left over.”
His business friend, Aliko Dangote from Nigeria holds the 87th position with a worth of $15.2 Billion.
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