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As millions of workers find themselves out of work, the planet’s richest man is on track to reach an incredible milestone.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is set to become the world’s first trillionaire within the next six years.
 
Currently, his fortune is estimated at $221 billion (US$143.9 billion) - up from $194 billion (US$125.2 billion) a month ago, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire index.