E-commerce giantAmazon, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN), which had a humble beginning as a bookstore, has grown by leaps and bounds, and on Wednesday, the company's market capitalization crossed the covetous $2 trillion mark for the first time ever. This has served to push up the net worth of founderJeff Bezos,who is currently the world's second richest man.

What Happened:Bezos' net worth is now at $216 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His wealth is only fractionally lower than Tesla CEOElon Musk,who remains the richest person on the Earth. Meanwhile, Forbes' real-time list...