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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos becomes world's second-richest person
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GuruFocus reports: Jeff Bezos has become the world's second-richest person after his space company Blue Origin reached a $140 billion valuation in a new funding round. The valuation lifted Bezos' estimated fortune by $87 billion to $368.5 billion, moving him ahead of Google (GOOGL) co-founder Larry Page. Only Elon Musk, with an estimated $1.02 trillion, ranks higher, Bloomberg reported. Blue Origin raised $10 billion in its first outside funding round. Investment firm Coatue Management…