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Somebody explain to me how is Jeff Bezos the second richest guy in the world?

I thought he had retired? He isn't even innovating or leading anything special last I checked and his primary hobby appears to be to sue spaceX whenever he gets the chance. So why is his net worth 214.5 billion USD while Elon Musk is barely ahead with 221.2 Billion USD?

https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#67e46d1d3d78

Honestly, I can't see Jeff being worth more than 160 Billion USD at best.

At least Bernard Arnault is about to fall out of the top 3 so only Americans will be in the top 3.

Logically the top 10 richest people in the world should be all Americans. It's strange that a Frenchman is up there.

When Elon Musk's net worth crosses 300 billion USD will Jeff Bezos be able to keep up?

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You might be overvaluing innovation. A digital storefront (plus web services) and a French luxury goods brand might be less exciting than some of the tech companies on the list, but they provide things that people want. Bezos and Arnault are both still heavily invested in their own, very valuable, companies.

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AI is going to be more valuable than owning a store. Just like how walmart isn't in the top 10 so would Amazon and Arnault fall out one day soon.

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Amazon is also profitable because they aren't just a store, they are a store from which other stores pay to operate from. It will always be more profitable bronze, it's simple supply and demand. You saying "AI will be more profitable" because you like it more as a concept doesn't change the rules of the market.

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I disagree.

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