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This Is How Much Money The World's Richest Person Makes Per Second

He's the richest person in HISTORY! Does the name Jeff Bezos sound familiar to you? Is it ringing any bells at all? Well it should, because I can guarantee that at some point in your life you've given him a few quid. Bezos is the founder, CEO and president of Amazon.com Dave Moore had a mind-boggling stat for us on Dave's World today after his mate Luke retweeted this: If you worked every single day, making $5000/day, from the time Columbus sailed to America, to the time you are reading this tweet, you would still not be a billionaire, and you would still have less money than Jeff Bezos makes in a week. No one works for a billion dollars. — Jeremiah Red? (@_Floodlight) October 7, 2019 Columbus made that trip stateside back in 1492 btw. Bezos' estimated net worth is $160billion and calculations by Business Insider reveal that the Amazon.com boss spending $88,000 is the same as an average American spending $1. And if that wasn't enough of a breakdown, Dave did his own sums to come up with the amount Jeff makes per second - and it will blow your mind. Check out the chat in full by pressing the play button on screen.    see more