Today, the Amazon CEO surpassed Bill Gates as the richest person on Earth, for a few hours at least. However, an afternoon dip in Amazon's stock price caused Bezos to slip back behind Gates, who has been No. Bezos finished the day worth $88.8 billion, just behind the $89.8 billion for Gates. What's a billion dollars between the world's richest guys anyway? The vast majority of the Bezos fortune is tied up in Amazon stock, of which the CEO owns nearly 17%.

Source: CNN July 27, 2017 15:48 UTC