Rainy Days and Mondays Don't Bring Him Down: Amazon CEO Makes $13 Billion in a Single Day

By Alex Parker | 8:15 PM on July 21, 2020

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AP featured image — FILE- In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos talks about the history and character of the Post during a dedication ceremony for its new headquarters in Washington. Bezos didn’t want the Post at first, when a friend first approached him about buying it. “I had no intention of buying a newspaper,” he said earlier this month at The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. “It never occurred to me. It wasn’t like a childhood dream.” He said he changed his mind because he realized it was “an important institution.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

I can’t divulge how much money I made Monday, but I’ll risk confidentiality and tell you it was less than that of Jeff Bezos.

As relayed by The Daily Caller, the Amazon founder and CEO raked in a cool $13.

Billion, that is.

The incredible increase was logged by the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, and it’s the largest since the index began tracking in 2012.

As per Fox Business, the financial feat followed a stock leap of 7.9% — that’s before the second-quarter earnings report.

As someone who grew up in the age of mallrats, personally, I fear the rainforest-themed retailer is on its way to putting all other businesses out. And there’s no Sbarro at my computer desk.

Is there any way to stop Amazon’s roaring and soaring dominance?

The site was already killin’ it, and then the pandemic hit. And for many of those still holding onto the brick and mortar experience, it was Welcome to the Jungle.

Farewell, my beloved Boardwalk Fries.

Still, I’ll give Jeff his due: He had a great idea, and he grew the business.

Boy, did he grow it.

What a difference 21 years make:

When Jeff Bezos sat at his desk in 1999 (early days of Amazon) few knew he'd become wealthiest person of modern age! ⏩ to today, out of every $1 spent shopping online, nearly $0.10 goes to the founder of #Amazon #ecommerce $amzn https://t.co/uibJdu1wa3 pic.twitter.com/94YKQ3zebB

— Stu Rodnick (@sturodnick) July 16, 2018