Bezos Remains World's Richest Man Despite Divorce, His Fortune Nearly Matches Ukraine's GDP
Bezos's $114 billion vs. Ukraine's $130 billion GDP.
Forbes has published its list of the 400 richest Americans. There were no surprises at the top of the ranking: Amazon owner Jeff Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates lead it. Their fortunes stand at $114 billion and $106 billion, respectively.
There is no doubt that the top positions in the US correspond to the top positions in the world. The fortune of the richest person without US citizenship, Mexican Carlos Slim, was estimated at $57 billion in March of this year. At that time, he ranked fifth in the world.
Bezos's lead over the rest could have been even more impressive if not for his divorce from his wife MacKenzie, to whom a quarter of Amazon's shares went. This allowed her to take 15th place on the list of the richest Americans with a fortune of $36 billion.
Without the divorce, Bezos's fortune would have exceeded Ukraine's entire GDP. According to the World Bank, it amounted to $130 billion in 2018, although in 2019 it is certain to be higher.
Top 15 richest people in the US (billion dollars)
- Jeff Bezos — 114 (Amazon)
- Bill Gates — 106 (Microsoft)
- Warren Buffett — 80.8 (Berkshire Hathaway)
- Mark Zuckerberg — 69.6 (Facebook)
- Larry Ellison — 65 (Oracle)
- Larry Page — 55.5 (Google)
- Sergey Brin — 53.5 (Google)
- Michael Bloomberg — 53.4 (Bloomberg LP)
- Steve Ballmer — 51.7 (Microsoft)
- Jim Walton — 51.6 (Walmart)
- Alice Walton — 51.4 (Walmart)
- Rob Walton — 51.3 (Walmart)
- Charles Koch — 41 (Koch Industries)
- Julia Koch — 41 (Koch Industries)
- MacKenzie Bezos — 36.1 (Amazon)
The full top 400 richest Americans can be viewed here.
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