Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sees wealth increase by £10bn - in just one day
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mirror.co.ukAmazon founder Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth increase by £10 billion ($13bn) in just a single day - and it's all down to coronavirus.
Already by far the world's richest person, the 56-year-old entrepreneur saw his personal wealth jump to an unprecedented £148.5 billion ($189bn) on Monday alone.
The huge swell is down to the Seattle-based tech company's soaraway share price thanks to hundreds of millions of people desperate to be entertained during lockdown, reports the Guardian.
Amazon's shares have increased by 70 percent since the start of 2020, with the share price skyrocketing by eight percent to a record $3,197.
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