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Both Bloomberg and Forbes have put Bezos on top of their billionaire lists. Bloomberg said Bezos' net worth reached $106 billion while Forbes put it at $105 billion as of Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
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The previous record was held by Microsoft founder Bill Gates with $100 billion in 1999. Credit: (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
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The majority of Bezos' net worth comes from the 78.9 million shares of Amazon stock he owns. Shares of Amazon (AMZN) climbed nearly 57 per cent in 2017. Credit: (Photo by Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Image)
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The Seattle-based corporation managed to make up 89 per cent of online spending among major retailers in the five-week period beginning on Thanksgiving, according to an analysis of transaction data by Earnest Research in New York. Credit: (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Bill Gates now still sits on the No. 2 post on both of the fortune lists with roughly $92 billion. Some argue that if not for his significant charitable contributions, Gates would still be worth far more than Bezos. Credit: (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)