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Jeff Bezos’s Net Worth Just Broke $100 Billion

  • Amazon founder’s net worth has risen $33 billion this year
  • Bill Gates was last person to attain 12-figure fortune in 1999
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How Jeff Bezos Became the King of E-Commerce

Jeff Bezos is the world’s newest $100 billion mogul.

The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s fortune is up $2.4 billion to $100.3 billion, as the online retailer’s shares jumped more than 2 percent on optimism for Black Friday sales. Online purchases for the day are up 18.4 percent over last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, and investors are betting the company will take an outsized share of online spending over the gifting season.