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How Much Is Jeff Bezos Worth?

Jeff Bezos has just jumped the Koch brothers, Charles and David, to become the third-richest man in the United States.

The 51-year-old founder and CEO of Amazon.com saw his wealth increase by an astounding $2.9 billion on Friday as the company’s shares surged more than $35, elevating his total net worth to a whopping $53.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The Amazon founder, whose real name is Jeffrey Preston Bezos, now ranks behind the legendary “Oracle of Omaha” (Warren Buffet) and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Since the beginning of the year, Bezos has seen his fortune increase by 86 percent while his massive retail company has continued to grow. He started out the year at number 13 on Bloomberg‘s list of the country’s wealthiest.

The New Mexico born graduate of Princeton University’s rapid gains this year, which exceed those of the rest of the index, place him at number five in the world.

Now the fifth richest man in the world — up 15 spots from the start of the year — the father of four has managed to surpass fellow Internet entrepreneur Mark Zuckeberg, as the Facebook founder and CEO’s net worth presently sits at $44.7 billion.

Topping Bloomberg‘s index of the richest people on the planet is Gates, who is trailed by Amancio Ortega, Buffet, Carlos Slim and then Bezos.

Roughly 93 percent of Jeff’s net worth is represented by Amazon shares.

Other billionaire’s left in the dust by Amazon’s soaring shares include Larry Ellison, Ingvar Kamprad, Larry Page, Liliane Bettencourt, Wang Jianlin, Sergey Brin, Bernard Arnault, Li Ka-Shing, Jacqueline Mars, John Mars, Forrest Mars Jr and Christy Walton.

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