The US House Judiciary Committee wants to hear from Jeff Bezos -- pictured in May 2019 -- over reports that Amazon used sensitive data from third-party sellers on its platform in order to develop competing products. AFP/File/SAUL LOEB
Bloomberg Billionaires, named Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos “the richest person in modern history” in 2018.
The richest man in modern history was previously Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The Amazon billionare’s net worth is now more than the annual GDP of more than 100 countries.
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