Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world, the first in history to reach 200 billion dollars

The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has increased his wealth to the value of 200 billion dollars, becoming the first person in history to reach this figure.

Its stock value rose significantly as customers shifted to the online retail market amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bezos is already $78 billion richer than Bill Gates, who is number two on the list of the world's richest people.

He became the richest man in the world in 2018, where his wealth was recorded to be over $150 billion.