Jeff Bezos Just Became the Richest Person in
Modern History As of Monday morning, the Amazon CEO was worth more than $150 billion. The achievement even takes into account inflation when Microsoft founder Bill Gates was worth $100 billion in 1999. That wealth would equate to about $149 billion today. Bezos has since fallen back to $145 billion net worth from his peak. His rank as the world's richest person has been on-and-off since July 2017. Bezos and Gates continually swap spots on lists of the world's wealthiest people. The top spot between Amazon and Microsoft depends on how well both companies perform.
