To put that in perspective, Alphabet’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin, investing legend Warren Buffett, and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani are all worth less than the amount of wealth Bezos has added to his portfolio since January 1. [Read: Watch Tesla’s meteoric rise — set to techno-remixed Elon Musk tweets] Former Microsoft hypeman Steve Ballmer is next with $18 billion, followed by Facebook overlord Mark Zuckerberg and Jio Platforms’ Ambani with $14.8 billion and $13.5 billion respectively.

Billionaire Bezos just broke the record for the most billions added in a day - 79