On Friday November 15th, Bill Gates surpassed Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, as the richest person on the planet, with a net worth of 110 billion dollars, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index. It is the first time that the founder of Microsoft has held the first place for over two years. Gates briefly passed Bezos last month after Amazon announced that its profit for the quarter ended in September had fallen by almost 28% compared to the previous year. But Gates's summit time was short-lived.
He regained control because Microsoft's shares have increased almost 48% this year, which helped strengthen the value of its participation in the company. In October, Microsoft beat Amazon for a $ 10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon. Bezos, which this year paid a significant portion of its stake in Amazon to cope with divorce from wife MacKenzie after 25 years of marriage, now sits in second place with a net worth of $ 108.7 billion.
Gates recently commented on his wealth in response to a tax proposed by some democratic political candidates, including Senator Elizabeth Warren. The founder of Microsoft said he has already paid more than $ 10 billion in taxes, and he could do with up to $ 20 billion. However, having to pay 100 billion dollars would push him to start "doing some accounting for what I have left".
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