Gates Tops Bezos as World’s Richest Person With Amazon Slide

Bill Gates, left, and Jeff Bezos. — Bill Gates, left, and Jeff Bezos.
Source: Bloomberg

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November 15, 2019 at 9:14 PM UTC

Updated on

November 15, 2019 at 9:56 PM UTC

This time it’s official.

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates overtook Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person on Friday, reclaiming the top ranking for the first time in more than two years.