Jeff Bezos Is £14bn Richer After Record Results Put Rocket Under Amazon, But Mark Zuckerberg Loses £23bn In Facebook Share Price Collapse

At the end of another turbulent week for technology stocks on Wall Street, shares in the internet shopping behemoth jumped 14 per cent, adding £145billion to its value.

The surge made Bezos – who set up Amazon in 1994 and ran the company until handing over to Andy Jassy last year – some £14.5billion richer.