Jeff Bezos, the founder of the world’s biggest online retailer Amazon, has set another record as he has become the richest person in the ‘modern history’ with his personal net worth topping $211 billion mark.
The 57-year-old business tycoon, who recently stepped down as CEO Amazon, added $8.4 billion to his net world on Tuesday alone after stock of the company witnessed a growth of 4.7 percent.
For a brief time in January, Tesla founder Elon Musk managed to clinch the top spot in the list of world’s richest persons with $210 billion net worth but Jeff Bezos quickly reclaimed the position as the share price of Amazon continued to swell in 2021.
For the past two weeks, he remained at No. 2 position as the title of the richest person was held by LVMH chief Bernard Arnault before his incredible achievement he bagged on Tuesday.
According to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, Bezos has now further widened distance between himself and other billionaires.
The latest surge in Bezos’s wealth comes after the Pentagon announced it was canceling a cloud-computing contract with rival Microsoft Corp. The rally raised Bezos’s fortune by $8.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
As his net worth surpasses $211 billion, a difference with his closed rival Musk has surged to $30 billion.
Pakistani rupee remains stable against US dollar in the open market on 29 March, 2024.
In the open market, the US dollar was being quoted at 278.3 for buying and 281.05 for selling.
Euro moves down to 299.75 for buying and 302.75 for selling while British Pound hovers around 353.75 for buying, and 357.25 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED remains stable at 75.55 whereas the Saudi Riyal saw minor increase, with new rates at 73.70.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 278.3 | 281.05 |
Euro | EUR | 299.75 | 302.75 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 353.75 | 357.25 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.55 | 76.3 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.70 | 74.4 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 182.9 | 184.7 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.61 | 747.61 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 204.25 | 206.46 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.74 | 39.14 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.30 | 40.7 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.55 | 35.9 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.33 | 3.44 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.86 | 1.94 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 901.14 | 910.14 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 59.25 | 59.85 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 168.56 | 170.56 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.19 | 26.49 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 724.36 | 732.36 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.57 | 77.27 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 206.25 | 208.25 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.89 | 27.19 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 313.78 | 316.28 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.76 | 7.91 |
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