Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Friday has named the richest man in the world leaving behind  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bloomberg reported.

A Microsoft deal with the Pentagon for cloud computing worth up to $ 10 billion helped Gates to top the rankings. 

Since then, Microsoft has been up 4%, with Gates standing at $ 110 billion.

 Amazon shares after the announcement of the results of the Pentagon contest fell by about 2%, and Bezos' net worth amounted to $ 108.7 billion.