How Jeff Bezos' Net Worth Hit $100 Billion With a Boost From Black Friday

Nov 25, 2017, 01:08 PM

Jeff Bezos, the founder and principal shareholder of [f500link]Amazon[/f500link], has become the first person in the 21st century with a net worth over $100 billion thanks to a Black Friday boost to Amazon's stocks.

Bezos' wealth reached $100.3 billion on Black Friday, according to Bloomberg. The $2.4 billion increase from Bezos' previous mark of $97.9 billion makes Bezos the second to reach the $100 billion milestone since Bill Gates in 1999.