Jeff Bezos

About Jeff Bezos

Billionaire and creator of Amazon.com. In 2013, he purchased The Washington Post. He is considered as a consumerist revolutionist and a forerunner in the field of e-commerce. His company, Bezos Expeditions, has a stake in companies such as Airbnb, Twitter, and Uber.

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, computer engineer, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, where he previously served as the president and CEO. With a net worth of around US$196 billion as of January 2022, Bezos is the second-wealthiest person in the world according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index and third-wealthiest person according to Forbes. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and Miami, Bezos graduated from Princeton University in 1986. He holds a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He worked on Wall Street in a variety of related fields from 1986 to early 1994. Bezos founded Amazon in late 1994, on a cross-country road trip from New York City to Seattle. The company began as an online bookstore and has since expanded to a wide variety of other e-commerce products and services, including video and audio streaming, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.

Title	Founder and Executive Chairman of Amazon, Founder of Blue Origin, Founder of Bezos Expeditions
Education	Princeton University (BSE)
Partner(s)	Lauren Sánchez, (2019–present)
Born	Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen, January 12, 1964, Albuquerque, United States
Years active	1986–present
Relatives	Mark Bezos (brother), George Strait (cousin)
Children	4
Occupation	Entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, computer engineer

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Trivia

He invested $42 million in the Clock of the Long Now, which was mechanized to keep time for 10,000 years. He was named "richest man in modern history" after his net worth went up to $150 billion in July 2018.

Jeff Bezos before fame

He graduated with honors from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science in engineering. His first job on Wall Street was in information technology.

Achievement of Jeff Bezos

He invested $42 million in the Clock of the Long Now, a computerized timepiece capable of keeping accurate time for 10,000 years. On July 2, his net worth grew to $150 billion, making him the"richest individual in contemporary history".

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$200 Billion

Jeff Bezos family life

When he was born to a teenage mother, his stepfather Miguel Bezos adopted him. After more than 25 years together, he married novelist MacKenzie Bezos in 1993, and the couple divorced in early 2019. The couple has four children together.

Associations of Jeff Bezos

Time Magazine named him Person of the Year in 1999. Mark Zuckerberg was named Person of the Year in 2010.

Jeff Bezos Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Light Brown
Hair Color	Gray (Semi-bald)