Jeff Bezos overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $90.6 billion. A surge in Amazon's shares on Thursday in anticipation of its earnings report propelled Bezos' fortune $500 million past that of Gates. Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates topped Forbes billionaires list for 18 of the past 23 years. 