Bid to join Jeff Bezos and his brother as first paying customer on Blue Origin's spacecraft tops $3 million

Bidding to be the first paying customer, on Blue Origin's New Shephard rocket topped $3 million on Monday, flying alongside company founder Jeff Bezos and his brother. 

Citing the company's website, the Daily Mail reports that the highest bid to ride on the July 20 flight is $3.2 million, up from $2.8 million in late May.

The identity of the top bidder is not yet known and will not be known until bidding has stopped on June 12, concluding with a live auction. 

Bidders need to raise their bid limit by June 10 5PM EST to be a part of the June 12 auction.

A company spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Monday it had no further updates to share regarding the number of bidders or where they were from. 

DailyMail.com had previously reported there were more than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries. 

The new bid comes just hours after Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos announced that he and his brother, Mark a former advertising executive and volunteer firefighter, will be on the New Shepard spacecraft when it flies next month, coinciding with the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.