蓝色起源在最新一轮融资中估值达到1400亿美元，使其创始人杰夫·贝索斯的个人财富激增870亿美元，从而超越Alphabet联合创始人拉里·佩奇，跃居全球第二大富豪，仅次于拥有1.02万亿美元身家的埃隆·马斯克。
Origin’s $140 billion valuation from its latest funding round has boosted Jeff Bezos’ fortune by $87 billion, making him the second-richest person in the world.
根据彭博亿万富翁指数，贝索斯目前的净资产已达到3685亿美元。
Bezos’ wealth now stands at $368.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, moving him ahead of Alphabet Inc. co-founder Larry Page and behind only Elon Musk at $1.02 trillion.
今年以来，投资者对太空公司的热情一直是推动贝索斯和马斯克财富增长的主要动力。现年55岁的马斯克在6月份SpaceX首次公开募股（IPO）后成为了万亿富翁。尽管该公司股价有所回调，但马斯克今年的财富仍增加了405亿美元。
Investor enthusiasm for space companies has been the main driver of both Bezos’ and Musk’s fortunes this year. Musk, 55, became a trillionaire following SpaceX’s initial public offering in June. Even with a pullback in the company’s shares, Musk has added $405 billion to his fortune this year.
现年62岁的贝索斯于2000年在华盛顿州肯特市注册成立了蓝色起源，比马斯克创立SpaceX早了大约两年。尽管SpaceX长期依靠外部投资者来推动其发展，但最新一轮融资标志着蓝色起源首次引入外部权益资本。贝索斯并未立即回复置评请求。
Bezos, 62, incorporated Kent, Washington-based Blue Origin in 2000, about two years before Musk’s founding of SpaceX. And while SpaceX has long relied on outside investors to fuel its growth, the latest funding round marks the first time Blue Origin has raised outside equity capital. Bezos didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
根据Pitchbook的数据，Coatue Management是本轮融资中已知的唯一新投资者，出资额约为40亿美元。此前，贝索斯曾投资过Coatue的基金。
Coatue Management is the only new investor identified in the funding round with a roughly $4 billion contribution, according to data from Pitchbook. Bezos has invested in Coatue funds.
财富指数显示，在此轮融资之后，贝索斯持有该公司93%的股份，而马斯克持有SpaceX约35%的股份（不含期权和限制性股票）。
Following the round, Bezos owns 93% of the company, according to the wealth index, while Musk owns about 35% of SpaceX, excluding options and restricted shares.
SpaceX的规模依然要大得多。相关报告显示，该公司去年的营收接近187亿美元，而蓝色起源约为8.7亿美元。目前SpaceX的市值约为2.23万亿美元。两家公司在轨道发射和月球运输等多个领域展开竞争。
SpaceX remains significantly larger. It generated nearly $18.7 billion in revenue last year, compared with about $800 million for Blue Origin, according to a report in the . SpaceX has a market capitalization of about $2.23 trillion. The companies compete in several areas, including orbital launch and lunar transportation.
此前，彭博社根据贝索斯对公司的历史投资额估算，其持有的蓝色起源股份价值为170亿美元。据报道，自创立蓝色起源以来，贝索斯已累计投资约300亿美元，其中包括在最新一轮融资中投入的20亿美元。
Bloomberg had previously valued Bezos’ Blue Origin stake at $17 billion, based on estimates of the amount he had invested in the company. The reported that Bezos invested about $30 billion since founding Blue Origin, including $2 billion in the latest funding round.