Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos addresses the audience during a keynote session at the Amazon Re:MARS conference on robotics and artificial intelligence at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 6, 2019.
Jeff Bezos.
  • Jeff Bezos got $11 billion richer after Amazon's stock surged at the opening bell.
  • Shares jumped 9% after the tech giant posted a stellar earnings report.
  • Bezos' personal fortune had already ballooned $47 billion year-to-date, per data from Bloomberg.

Jeff Bezos' wealth rose over $11 billion Friday, after a better-than-expected earnings report from Amazon sent shares rallying.

The tech giant's stock price jumped around 9% at the opening bell.