Amazon’s Jeff Bezos seized the top spot of Forbes’ annual billionaires list for the first time, dethroning long-time holder Bill Gates, while President Trump’s spot takes a nosedive.

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Bezos’ fortune climbed to $112 billion from an estimated $39.2 billion last year, which is the biggest one-year again on record, the outlet reported.

His rise knocked Microsoft founder Bill Gates from his throne, which he has held for 18 years. Gates’ estimated wealth only rose $4 billion from last year to an estimated $90 billion, creating the biggest gap (in dollars) between the top two spots since 2001.

Overall, a record 2,208 billionaires were featured in the magazine’s 32nd annual ranking, up from 2,043 last year, with an average net worth of $4.1 billion, a record high. Over 1,490 of them were self-made billionaires, up from 1,371 in 2017.

Warren Buffett, who has also been a notable name on the list for several decades, has fallen to the No. 3 spot, with his net worth only increasing from $75.6 billion to $84 billion in 2017.

Yet, the most well-known name of all, President Donald Trump, who often touts his financial success, took a big dive this year falling 222 places to No. 766 on the list, after his fortune dropped nearly $400 million to $3.1 billion. Forbes said the drop was partially due to a fall in the value of central New York property values and falling revenues at his golf courses.

Here is a list of Forbes' 2018 top 10 billionaires

1. Jeff Bezos, $112 billion

2. Bill Gates, $90 billion

3. Warren Buffett, $84 billion

4. Bernard Arnault and family, $72 billion

5. Mark Zuckerberg, $71 billion

6. Amancio Ortega, $70 billion

7. Carlos Slim Helu and family, $67.1 billion

8. Charles Koch, $60 billion

9. David Koch, $60 billion

10. Larry Ellison, $58.5 billion