10 richest nerds in the world
Net worth
$17.2 billion
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Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer. The Amazon founder, 48, is worth $17.2 billion. Bezos owns 88 million shares, or 19.3 percent, of Amazon's outstanding shares. He also owns space exploration company Blue Origin, and has more than $1 billion in cash and other investable assets, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. His fortune has grown 4.7 percent this year.