After two years at the number two spot the majority of the time, on Friday November 15, 2019, Bill Gates retook the top spot as the current richest man in the world from Jeff Bezos. The catalyst for this switching of the two top spots happened primarily due to Microsoft being awarded the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud-computing contract Oct. 25. Since the announcement Microsoft stock has rallied to new all time highs and Amazon stock has continued its decline to its lowest price in 15 trading days. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Bill Gates’ net worth climbed to $110 billion while Jeff Bezos’ declined to ... (full story)