Bill Gates Joins Amazon’s Jeff Bezos As He Becomes World’s Second Centi-Billionaire Worth $100 billion
Bill Gates has followed Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second ‘centi-billionaire’ after his fortune reached the $100 billion threshold.
According to Bloomberg, which tracks the wealth of the planet’s richest people through its Billionaires Index, the Microsoft co-founder has already earned $9.5 billion so far this year – taking him right up to the magic $100 billion mark.
The only other member of the ultra-exclusive $100 billion club is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who became the first centi-billionare in history in November 2017 and is now worth $146 billion.
Bezos, who started e-commerce marketplace Amazon in 1994, has amassed a staggering $20.7 billion since January 1.
Once the world’s richest person, Gates was eclipsed by Bezos in July 2017, but has also donated more than $35 billion to charity through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
He has said he intends to give away at least half of his wealth to programs that reduce poverty, enhance healthcare and expand education.
Jeff Bezos, meanwhile, may have to cede some of his vast fortune to his wife of 25 years, Mackenzie, during their imminent divorce.
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According to Bloomberg, there are also 145 people in the world who are designated ‘deca-billionaires’ with fortunes of at least $10 billion, and some 2,800 regular billionaires.
