2016 was a record for the CEO of Amazon: its state grew by almost $20 billion.
CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos is an hour lost $3.2 billion due to the fact that the real profit online retailer for the third quarter of 2016 was lower than what analysts had forecast.
The entrepreneur, ranked second (after bill gates) in the ranking of the 400 richest Americans according to the publication, on the morning of October 27 was the owner of a fortune of $70,7 billion By may this year, the businessman owned a 17% stake in the company.
Immediately after the publication of the reporting day October 27, Amazon shares fell 5.7% from $818,4 to $to $ 782.1, and 45 minutes after the end of the auction the condition of Bezos declined to $67.5 billion
However, according to today, the year was a record for Bezos: his fortune grew by almost $20 billion So, at the end of the first half of Amazon’s net profit was $1.37 billion, 39 times more than 2015 over the same period.
Second place in the ranking of the richest Americans Forbes Bezos took in October 2016, ahead of investor Warren Buffett, which is actively engaged in charity.
Bezos first came to Forbes in 1997, immediately after the release of Amazon on the stock exchange. Then his fortune was estimated at $1.6 billion.
Amazon is an American company established in 1994. Is the world’s largest by turnover among sites that sells goods and services of mass demand via the Internet.
