Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- The 56-year-old Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has become the first person ever to amass a $200 billion fortune.

Mr Bezos had unseated Bill Gates in 2017 as the richest person in the world.

According to Forbes, he became wealthier early Wednesday when he crossed a milestone previously unseen in nearly four decades.

"With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos' net worth is up by $4.9 billion, making the 56-year-old the world's first-ever person to amass a $200 billion fortune," Forbes said.

"As of 1:50 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the Amazon founder and CEO is worth $204.6 billion-nearly $90 billion more than the world's second-richest person, Bill Gates, who's currently worth $116.1 b...