Biography & Early Wealth Journey

And he was just getting started.

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In July 2016, Jeff's $66 billion net worth topped Warren Buffet's $65 billion. And with that, Jeff became the third richest person in the world for the first time. The only two people ahead of Jeff were Zara founder Amancio Ortega ($70 billion) and Bill Gates ($78 billion).

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Fast forward to April 2017.

On April 1st, Jeff's $77 billion net worth topped Amancio Ortega's $76 billion. And with that Jeff became the secondrichest person in the world for the first time. The only person ahead of Jeff was Gates with $90 billion.

On April 14, Jeff and Amancio flip-flopped back to their previous positions and net worths thanks to a slight decline in Amazon and surge in Zara.

Today (April 28) Amazon crushed its quarterly earnings report and the stock gained 2%. This left Jeff with a net worth of $80 billion. Amazingly, Zara has also been on a recent tear, so today Amancio has a net worth of $81 billion.

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Meanwhile, Bill Gates' net worth has declined slightly in recent weeks. It had been a steady $90 billion for a while, but today Gates is worth $87 billion. That puts Bezos within $7 billion of the #1 spot, his closest chance yet. Amancio is within $6 billion of the crown, but it's a crown he has actually held a few times before.

As of this writing, Amazon trades at $924 per share. Every time Amazon's stock price goes up by $1, Jeff's net worth increases by $81 million. Assuming Bill's net worth actually goes back up to $90 billion, Amazon's stock price per share would need to top $1,115 in order for Jeff to have a net worth of $90.2 billion and therefore take the #1 spot as the richest person on earth. That would require a 20% increase in Amazon's stock price. If that sounds crazy, keep in mind that Amazon's price per share has increased 20% already since January 1st.

Now obviously it's always possible (likely) that Bill's net worth increases or decreases over time. But you might be surprised to learn that the stock price of Microsoft actually has very little to do with Bill's net worth. As of this writing, Bill only owns 2.26% of Microsoft, equaling $11.46 billion…or 12.7% of his net worth.

So there you have it! Do you think Jeff will steal Bill's crown?