Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ wealth saw a $13 billion increase in a single day, biggest jump recorded since 2012

Jeff Bezos wealth: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos added a whopping $13 billion (approximately Rs 97,006 crore) on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The addition in wealth has been slated as the biggest single-day jump in the wealth of an individual ever since the Bloomberg Billionaires Index was created back in 2012. Bezos’ company Amazon.com Inc saw an increase of 7.9% in its shares, the biggest jump the ecommerce platform has seen since December 2018. This jump can be attributed to the rising optimism around the concept of web shopping, Bloomberg said.

This year, the shares of Amazon.com Inc have risen by 73%.