Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, added a record $ 13 billion to his net worth on Monday, Bloomberg reported.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos is now worth $ 189.3 billion. While the U.S. economy has shrunk due to the coronavirus pandemic, the founder of the online shopping giant has made $ 74 billion this year.
His record is the highest anyone has earned in a single day since the Bloomberg Billionaires Index started in 2012.
Bezos founded Amazon in 1995 and the company has now become “one of the most valuable and powerful companies on the planet,” as Business Insider previously reported. Business Insider also reported that Bezos is on his way to being the first trillionaire in 2026.
However, Bezos is not the only billionaire to see his wealth grow during the pandemic.
A new analysis by Americans for fiscal equity and the Institute for Policy Studies found that over 600 American billionaires increased their wealth by an average of $ 42 billion during each week of the coronavirus pandemic between March 18. and on July 16, for a total of more than $ 700 billion over the course of the pandemic.
