The turbulence in the stock market has put a dent in the fortunes of the world's richest people. Take Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who lost $7 billion this week as stocks took a turn for the worse. He is worth some $20 billion more than Bill Gates, the second-richest person in the world, who has a net worth of $89.7 billion. Octogenarian investor Warren Buffett's net worth fell by $5.4 billion to $84.5 billion in a matter of days. Mexico telecom giant Carlos Slim's net worth slipped by $2.9 billion to $70.1 billion.

Source: Forbes February 09, 2018 23:15 UTC