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By Olivia Carville and Tom Metcalf

July 16, 2018 at 11:21 AM EDT

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July 16, 2018 at 4:50 PM EDT

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Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history.

The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth cracked $150 billion in New York on Monday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s about $55 billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.

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