The founder of Amazon has become the world's third richest man - after the online store reported better than expected results.
Its net sales rose by 31 per cent in the second quarter - to 27 billion euro.
Jeff Bezos now has a fortune of 59 billion euro.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates remains the world's richest person at 71 billion euro, followed by the founder of the Zara clothing group at 65 billion.
