Bill Gates tops list of world's richest with $ 110 billion in 2019
Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, has removed powerful rival Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, from the world's richest list, taking the lead with a total wealth of $ 110 billion.
According to businessinsider, this is the first time that Gates has been able to retain the first place as the richest man in the world in more than two years, where he reached the first place for a short time last month, after Amazon announced its quarterly profit fell by 28% Compared to the previous year, Gates returned quickly and lost his position to Bezos at the time.
The report attributed the return of "Gates" to the first place as a result of a $ 10 billion deal won by Microsoft to store the data of the US Department of Defense, which contributed to the increase of its shares, while the shares of Amazon, which was competing for the deal, by 2%, and shares rose Microsoft this year is worth 48%, increasing the value of Gates' shares in the software giant, while Jeff Bezos is in second place with a net worth of $ 108.7 billion.
According to the new classification, Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft, the US company, after the rise of shares of his company after signing a contract with the Pentagon, worth up to ten billion dollars. This reflected on Gates' wealth to reach $ 110 billion.
Jeff Bezos came in second with $ 109 billion, and Pino Arnault, president of Louis Vuitton Group of Companies, and Moet Hennessy, ranked third with $ 103 billion.
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