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Jeff Bezos Worth Over $100B After Amazon's Black Friday Rally

Bezos, who founded Amazon, owns about 78.9 million shares of the company, according to a Nov. 14 filing

Amazon CEO and world’s richest person Jeff Bezos is now even richer, according to an estimate Friday by Bloomberg.

As CNBC reports, Bezos’ net worth surpassed $100 billion on Friday. Amazon shares hit a record on one of the year’s busiest shopping days, joining a broader Black Friday market rally.

Bezos, who founded Amazon, owns about 78.9 million shares of the company, according to a Nov. 14 filing. That stake alone is worth more than $93.5 billion as of Friday’s closing price of $1,186 a share.

In addition to Amazon, Bezos also invests in start-ups, owns The Washington Post and space company Blue Origin.

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