richest person on earth

P. Diddy, Puff Daddy (whatever he calls himself these days) is thus the richest celebrity on earth. Then you also have power couple Beyoncé and JAY-Z, who together may well form the richest celebrity couple. But when we talk about the absolute richest person in the world, the numbers in those bank accounts mean nothing at all.

 
When you think of the richest person in the world, you might just think of Bill Gates. I get it, because he has been that for the past four years. Yesterday someone knocked him off his throne. Does the name Jeff Bezos ring a bell? He can now call himself ‘The Richest Man of the World’ with a net worth of 90.9 billion dollars. Don't think Bill has anything to complain about though, he has 90.7 billion in his pocket.

 
In short, a bit about the richest man: he is an American entrepreneur, investor, and CEO of Amazon, of which he also owns 17% shares. So when Amazon acquired the company Whole Foods last year (for a modest 13.7 billion) and now also has a partnership with Nike, Jeff has gone from fourth to first place in just one year.

 
Alright, do you have a couple minutes to spare? I just typed in Jeff Bezos’ home in Google for fun, because yes, I want to know how the richest man on earth lives and well, I could have expected it. Mr. has more than just one home. Fun fact: his 23 million (!) home in Washington has made him the neighbor of Barack Obama. Well, isn't that a bit cozy?

Update: the party was short-lived. It has just been announced that Jeff has dropped back to second place after a day (yesterday, that is). Bill is back on top, baby.