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![Amazon CEO Bezos Introduces Smartphone to Take on Apple, Samsung](https://img.money.com/2017/06/jeff-bezos.jpg?crop=692px%2C637px%2C2422px%2C1361px&quality=85)
*Jeff Bezos speaks after unveiling the Fire Phone during an event at Fremont Studios in Seattle, Washington, June 18, 2014.*

[Jeff Bezos](https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742754/jeff-bezos-2/) had a good day.

The Amazon CEO's already formidable net worth rose by about $2 billion on Friday after his company [announced a deal to buy Whole Foods](https://time.com/4821387/amazon-buying-whole-foods-analysis/), according to Bloomberg data. Amazon shares surged more than $23 Friday on news of the sale, an increase of about 2.4%. Bezos owns almost 17% of the company.

Bezos, of course, isn't the only one who had a good day. A host of Whole Foods executives made millions on Friday when the company's stock rose more than 29% on news of the deal.

Including his Amazon stock, his stake in the aerospace company Blue Origin and other assets, Bezos is worth about $84.7 billion, according to Bloomberg, making him [the second-richest person in the world](https://money.com/richest-people-in-the-world/).

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