Want an idea of how much Amazon is growing? On Thursday, CEO Jeff Bezos became the richest person in the world.
Thanks to a 1 percent boost in Amazon's share prices, Bezos overtook Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Forbes' rich list.
Now keep in mind, these rankings sway, and Forbes updates them regularly. Gates had taken back the throne at least a few times Thursday.
But, Bezos' net worth had passed $90 billion, and he took the world's richest title for the first time.
It's a pretty monumental achievement since Gates hasbeen at the No. 1 spot on Forbes' list for 18 of the past 23 years.
Bloomberg notes five years ago, Bezos' wealth was about $30 billion lower than Gates'.
But since the beginning of 2017 alone, Amazon's stock price has jumped more than 40 percent.
That's led to Bezos gaining a reported $25 billion in net worth over the past six months.
The world's third-richest person, businessman Amancio Ortega, sits more than $5 billion behind both of them.
