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by soerxpso 107 days ago
No it's not. It's based on how much he "made" in the first half of 2020, mostly originating from gains in Amazon's stock, in a period specifically selected to inflate the number. If you actually want to display how much Bezos made since the user opened the page, there are many public APIs to get live stock data and you could show the actual live gain/loss. But that wouldn't really support the point you're trying to make, since there would be days where he actually loses more money than most people ever see.
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Also anyone who owns Amazon stock in their investment accounts - or who owns the S&P 500 - is also making and losing money when Jeff Bezos makes or loses money, for exactly the same reason.