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Bezos' net worth tops US$105b as Amazon climbs in new year

Published Thu, Jan 11, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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JEFF Bezos' net worth reached US$105.1 billion on Monday on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as Amazon.com Inc shares added to a 12-month surge that has lifted the online shopping giant's market value by almost 57 per cent.

Amazon shares have risen 6.6 per cent this year, with a report showing that the Seattle-based company captured 89 per cent of online spending among dominant holiday retailers in the five-week period beginning the day after Thanksgiving in the US.

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