OREANDA-NEWS. The fortune of the richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, grew by $ 6.4 billion per day. This happened against the backdrop of a record increase in the value of his corporation's shares, Forbes writes.

According to the publication, on Tuesday, April 14, by the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Amazon's stock price rose 5.3%. Thus, the value of one security amounted to a record $ 2238. In this regard, the state of Bezos, which owns an 11.2% stake in Amazon, has risen sharply - by $ 6.4 billion (about 5%), to $ 138 billion. The fortune of his former wife Mackenzie, who received a share in the company during the divorce, is also significant increased - by $ 2.2 billion, to $ 44.8 billion.

At the end of March, The Wall Street Journal estimated that Bezos was able to save about $ 1.9 billion during the crisis, thanks to the fact that he sold some of his assets on time in February-March, before the collapse of the US stock market.