Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion, making him the richest person in the world by nearly $90 billion

Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg.That makes him worth almost $90 billion more than the second-richest person in the world: Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, who has a fortune of about $116 billion, according to Bloomberg.Bezos has more wealth than anyone else has ever had, even when adjusted for inflation, Forbes reported. At the height of the dot-com boom, Gates was worth an estimated $158 billion in today's dollars, according to Forbes. The milestone comes as Amazon continues to thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a surge in online sales.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Jeff Bezos,...