Jeff Bezos' wealth drops by $9 bn to $145 bn in a single day
World's richest person Amazon's Jeff Bezos lost $9.1 billion overnight, the most for anyone on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as plunging global markets wiped off $99 billion from the world's 500 wealthiest on Wednesday. Bezos' net worth dropped to $145.2 billion, lowest since July. Warren Buffett was among the biggest losers by percentage as his wealth slid $4.5 billion (4.9%).