Jeff Bezos is still in the news this summer. The tycoon and former CEO of Amazon achieved his desired space trip aboard the New Shephard in July and although the Federal Aviation Administration does not consider him an astronaut , he seemed satisfied with his feat. However, he cannot say that he is the “richest man in the world” due to a fine that has left him without a few million in his checking account.
Jeff Bezos loses the title of “richest man in the world” for this reason
It seems that the latest fine and legal blow to Bezos has left him without a few million, so that he has lost his title of “richest man in the world.”
On the one hand there is the fine that Amazon has received (of 746 million euros) due to some advertising practices that would not “respect” the European RGPD , being in fact the most expensive infraction that the European Union has ever imposed and on the other hand, the loss of Bezos’s space company Blue Origin’s appeal against NASA’s contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for the construction of its new lunar lander.
In this way, the former CEO of Amazon has seen his net worth fall significantly in recent weeks, which resulted in being surpassed in the list of the richest in the world.
In fact, between July 31 and August 1, Amazon’s father saw his assets fall by almost 14 billion dollars , a figure that also made him slide in the ranking of the richest in the world.
And instead, the specialized magazine Forbes reports, that who now ranks first among the richest men on the planet we have Bernard Arnault , the managing director and patron of the French luxury giant LVMH, who even before was already closely contested. is first place with Bezos.
During the pandemic, Arnault recorded more than $ 100 billion in profit from the LVMH group, in which he has a 47% stake.
It is still the richest in heritage
Regardless, if we listen to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Jeff Bezos is still the richest man in the world with a net worth of $ 195 billion, followed by Elon Musk with $ 193 billion, while Arnault has a net worth. estimated net of $ 179 billion. Bill Gates, on the other hand, ranks fourth with $ 152 billion in wealth.
