Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world for the second time. On Friday morning, Amazon stock opened up more than 8% higher than Thursday’s close, adding nearly $7 billion to Bezos’ net worth. Bezos became the richest person in the world for the first time three months ago as Amazon stock hit an all-time high on July 27, just before Amazon reported its second quarter earnings. Only today has Amazon stock returned close to its previous high, as the stock market responded positively to Amazon’s third quarter results. When Forbes published The FORBES 400 list of richest Americans earlier in October, Bezos was the second richest person in America, worth $7.5 billion less than Gates.

Source: Forbes October 27, 2017 14:26 UTC