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The incredibly rapid rise of e-commerce can be illustrated with one fact: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, is the richest man in the world. Last year, his fortune reached $112 billion, the result of the largest year-over-year growth in personal fortune in … well … ever. Even Bill Gates didn’t get so rich so fast.