World richest man, Jeff Bezos holds 5% of his wealth in cash

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 Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder of the most valuable retail company on the planet keeps about $9.53 billion of his assets in cash.


The usual narrative that explains the wealthy hardly keep most of their funds in the bank has just been affirmed by the world’s richest man.

Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder of the most valuable retail company on the planet and believed to be worth $183 billion, keeps about $9.53 billion in cash (5% of his net wealth).


The American tech entrepreneur’s wealth is coming from strong gains from his online retail company now worth over $1.5 trillion.

Amazon is the world’s largest retail cyber company in terms of market value, taking to account that in the past 365 days he has gained $68 billion (much bigger than the Nigerian Stock Exchange valuation of $46 billion)


What this means: Most rich individuals including, successful Tech entrepreneurs, fashion icons, and leading hedge fund managers would rather invest most of their funds in assets like stocks, real estate businesses, debt instruments, and lately cryptos than holding a significant amount of cash at the bank because many banks offer unimpressive interest rates. Cash is often exposed to inflation, and in some cases depreciate in value faster than financial assets like gold, Bitcoin.

With that being said, it’s key to note the world’s elite keep a significant amount of cash primarily in case they need it for buying or investing in future assets.


What you must know: 

  • The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos owns about 11% of Amazon, according to its most recent SEC filing.
  • Jeff Bezos held 16% of the world’s largest online retailer before a 4% stake was transferred to his ex-wife last year following the pair’s divorce.
  • He is also the principal owner of space exploration company Blue Origin, which is included in Bloomberg’s calculation of investment cost.
Milestones

1964 Jeffrey Bezos is born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1986 Graduates from Princeton University. Takes job at Bankers Trust.
1994 Founds Amazon.com to sell books online.
1997 Lists Amazon in an initial public offering at $18 per share.
1999 Named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
2003 Survives a helicopter accident in southwest Texas.
2007 Introduces the Kindle electronic book reader.
2010 E-book sales surpass traditional book sales on Amazon.com.
2013 Purchases the Washington Post newspaper for $250 million.
2017 Becomes the richest person on earth.
Source; Bloomberg Billionaire Index

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