Jeff Bezos ranks 4th on Forbes’ global billionaire list Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, has taken 4th place in the latest global billionaire ranking published by Forbes. The list is once again topped by Elon Musk. Second and third places are held by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Bezos dropped one position compared to last year, when he ranked third. His net worth is estimated at $224 billion, having increased by $9 billion over the past year.