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The world's wealthiest people are losing billions in the coronavirus pandemic - except for Jeff Bezos, who has added $6 billion to his fortune in 2020 as Amazon sales surge

Taylor Nicole Rogers   

The world's wealthiest people are losing billions in the coronavirus pandemic - except for Jeff Bezos, who has added $6 billion to his fortune in 2020 as Amazon sales surge
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  • Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the only one of the world's five richest people that hasn't lost money in 2020, the $4 shows.
  • Bezos made nearly $6 billion in the past three months, bringing his total net worth to $4.
  • Since being identified in Wuhan, China, in December, the virus has $4 across the globe.
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Ultrawealthy people across the globe have lost billions of dollars because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Jeff Bezos's bank account is doing just fine.

Bezos' net worth has soared $5.9 billion in 2020 so far, the $4 shows. Bezos is the only person in the top five on $4 that hasn't lost money in 2020, a review of the index shows.

$4 have seen their net worth plummet as the novel coronavirus caused $4. The ultrawealthy are $4 because of their equity-heavy portfolios. Billionaires across the globe lost 7% of their collective net worth in 2018 due to market instability at the end of 2018, far more than ordinary 401k millionaires, according to reports from $4 and $4. Only one person other than Bezos in the top ten slots on the $4 - Microsoft cofounder Steve Ballmer - is now richer than they were at the end of 2019.

Bezos is the richest person on Earth, $4 reported. The majority of his fortune stems from his stake in online retailer Amazon, which he $4. While other retailers are struggling to make ends meet and laying off employees because of the coronavirus outbreak, $4 and is $4.

Bezos isn't the only person that has profited during the outbreak. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan's net worth has risen over $4 in 2020 as Americans $4 for both work and socializing in order to comply with social distancing guidelines designed to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Since being identified in Wuhan, China, in December, the virus has $4 across the globe.

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