Here's How Much Money Jeff Bezos Has Made In A Day/Hour/Second In 2020
Spoiler alert: a whole lot.
Amazon has done really well during the coronavirus pandemic.
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On July 1, Bloomberg reported that Amazon stock set a record high at $2,878.70 per share. This news meant Jeff Bezos is now worth $171.6 billion, which according to Bloomberg means he has accrued $56.7 billion in 2020 alone.
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From the beginning of 2020 to July 1, the day this news was reported, 182 days have passed.
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So, in 182 days, Jeff Bezos has accrued $56.7 billion.
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That means he's accrued $9.45 billion per month in 2020.
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That's approximately $311 million per day.
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That's about $12 million per hour.
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That's about $216,000 per minute.
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And about $3,605 per second.
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It probably took you 10 seconds to read this BuzzFeed post, so, in that time, Jeff Bezos would have accrued more than $30,000.
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