Jeff Bezos Becomes The World Richest Person Displaced Bill Gates Jeff Bezos, the owner of online retail giant Amazon.com, surpassed Bill Gates as the wealthiest man in the world on Thursday. [powr-banner-slider id=f615b390_1500277847679] Gates, the 61-year-old co-founder of Microsoft Corp., has held the top spot since May 2013. Shares of Amazon.com jumped to 1.8 percent…