Over the past 12 months, an American businessman became the world’s first 100-billion-dollar man. But Donald Trump’s wealth sank during his first year as president of the United States. Those are just two findings from Forbes magazine’s latest report on the wealth of the world’s richest people. The report, released on Tuesday, says the world now has 2,208 billionaires. They have a combined wealth of $9.1 trillion, an increase of 18 percent compared to one year earlier. Forbes says Jeff Bezos is now the richest person on the planet. Most of his wealth comes from shares of stock in Amazon, the e-commerce company. Amazon shares rose 59 percent during the past year.
Title: Jeff Bezos: the World's First 100-Billion-Dollar-Man
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just two findings from Forbes magazine’s latest report on the wealth of the world’s richest people.</span> <span data-start-time='31021' data-end-time='41417'>The report, released on Tuesday, says the world now has 2,208 billionaires.</span> <span data-start-time='41417' data-end-time='55042'>They have a combined wealth of $9.1 trillion, an increase of 18 percent compared to one year earlier.</span> <span data-start-time='55042' data-end-time='62917'>Forbes says Jeff Bezos is now the richest person on the planet.</span> <span data-start-time='62917' data-end-time='70500'>Most of his wealth comes from shares of stock in Amazon, the e-commerce company.</span> <span data-start-time='70500' data-end-time='76729'>Amazon shares rose 59 percent during the past year.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/dropped.m4a'><span>dropped</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/changed.m4a'><span>changed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/increased.m4a'><span>increased</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10292 data-hint-location='70500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/amazon_shares_rose_how_much_in_the_last_year.m4a'>Amazon shares rose how much in the last year?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='59 percent'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/59_percent.m4a'><span>59 percent</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/100_billion.m4a'><span>100 billion</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/9_trillion.m4a'><span>9 trillion</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/18_percent.m4a'><span>18 percent</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10293 data-hint-location='62917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/his_wealth_comes_from_stock_in__blank_.m4a'>His wealth comes from stock in <span class='blank'>Amazon</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Amazon'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/commerce.m4a'><span>commerce</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/trump.m4a'><span>Trump</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/amazon.m4a'><span>Amazon</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2399/apple.m4a'><span>Apple</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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