Jeff Bezos' massive fortune just broke another record. The Amazon CEO is now the first person in human history to amass a net worth over $200 billion, according to Forbes.
This milestone comes alongside a boost in Amazon's share price, which has soared despite the coronavirus pandemic that's upending the American economy. And Bezos' agreement to surrender 25% of his Amazon stake to his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott in a divorce settlement last year ultimately didn't slow down the growth of his wealth much either.
While Bezos has added $87.1 billion to his net worth in 2020 alone, per the latest Bloomberg estimates, the coronavirus crisis has been an economic disaster for the rest of America, as an unprecedented 49 millionAmericans filed for unemployment benefits in recent months.
Bezos isn't the only billionaire getting richer during the pandemic. Tesla's Elon Musk and Zoom's Eric Yuan both saw their net worths grow by more than $2 billion between March and June.