Jeff Bezos's Net Worth Jumps $5.7 Billion As Amazon Shares Rise On Plans To Shutter Stores

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos‘ net worth increased by $5.7 billion to $266 billion on Wednesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after the e-commerce giant’s shares rose on plans to shut physical stores.

Until last week, six of the top 10 billionaires lost wealth weeks into 2026, but the Amazon founder gained $300 million.

Bezos stands as the world's third-richest person, just behind Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) co-founder Larry Page. The top title is still retained by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk with a net worth of $677 billion.