Is Vladimir Putin the richest person in the world? This financier says he's worth more than Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos combined
Is Vladimir Putin the richest person in the world? This financier says he's worth more than Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos combined (source from CNBC) For a short time Thursday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as the richest person alive. Amazon's stock price then slid, and Bezos went back to the No. 2 spot, according to Forbes' real-time ranking . But as the Seattle entrepreneurs jockey for the top ranking, Russian President Vladimir Putin is worth more than both Gates and Bezos combined, says one financier. Putin's net worth is estimated to be $200 billion, according to former Hermitage Capital Management CEO Bill Browder, who testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Atlantic . Currently, Gates is worth almost $90 billion and Bezos is worth almost $85 billion . "I ESTIMATE THAT HE HAS ACCUMULATED $200 BILLION OF ILL-GOTTEN GAINS."