Jeff Bezos's Net Worth Dives in 2014
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Jeff Bezos is one bad day—or even just a middling one—from an abysmal distinction. He’ll have lost more money than anyone else on earth in 2014 if his net worth declines by just $200 million, relative to Mexican investor Carlos Slim, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The Amazon founder has lost $6.3 billion so far this year, second only to Slim’s $6.5 billion decline. Bezos has most of his wealth tied up in company stock, which has declined 17.3 percent since Jan. 1, bringing his net worth to $29.7 billion. On a percentage basis, Slim has lost about half as much as Bezos, 8.8 percent, to cut his worth to $67.3 billion, the second-largest pile in the world.