What is Jeff Bezos’ net worth?
JEFF BEZOS is the founder of Amazon – and one of the world’s richest men.
Here, we find out more about how much he is worth and what other businesses he owns.
Who is Jeff Bezos?
Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of the online marketplace Amazon.
He was born on January 12, 1964, as Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen, but took on his stepfather’s surname aged four.
Bezos studied electrical engineering and computer science at Princeton University before working on Wall Street.
In 1994, he started his entrepreneurial company, Amazon, out of his garage in Seattle, .
Five years later, he was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.
In addition to Amazon, the tech giant owns The Washington Post and is the founder of Blue Origin, a company he worked on to develop commercial space travel.
On February 2, 2021, he announced he was stepping down as CEO of Amazon, but stayed on as chair of the company.
What is Jeff Bezos’ net worth?
Bezos was listed as one of Forbes top billionaires for 2022 for the third consecutive year but dropped from the number one spot to second to Tesla founder Elon Musk.
His net worth as of May 22, 2023, is $137.8billion, according to , making him the third wealthiest man in the world.
In August 2020, Bezos became the first person to amass a net worth of more than $200billion and in 2023, he reportedly makes around $1.6million annually.
When did Bezos found Amazon?
Bezos wrote down the business plan for Amazon during a cross-country drive from to Seattle in 1994.
He quit his job at an investment bank to create Amazon, which started out as a virtual bookstore.
He built the company out of his garage and sold his first book in 1995.
In 2005, he revolutionized the online retail world with the option of which offered two-day shipping to customers for a $79 yearly fee, causing other online retailers to amp up free and quick delivery options.
Bezos said his driving motive to pursue building his company was a fear of regret.
He told in 2020: “I wanted not to have regrets.
“I knew for a fact, I have this idea, and if I don’t try, I’m going to regret having never tried.
“And I know also, if I try and fail, I’ll never regret having tried and failed.
“As soon as I thought about it that way, I knew I had to try.”
He added: “What’s actually happened over the last 25 years is way beyond my expectations.
“I was delivering the packages myself, we were selling books.
“I was hoping to build a company, but not the company you see today.”
How much did Jeff Bezos’ divorce cost?
Bezos and novelist MacKenzie Scott met while working at a New York hedge fund and were in 1993.
They went on to have four children.
Jeff and Scott revealed their 25-year marriage was over in a joint statement and filed for divorce on January 10, 2019.
Their divorce was finalized in April 2019, with Bezos keeping 75 percent of the couple’s stock.
The divorce settlement was agreed to at least $35billion, with Scott also holding a four percent stake in Amazon.
Who is Jeff Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sanchez?
As reported on May 22, 2023, Bezos is now engaged to American media personality Lauren Sánchez.
The pair made their relationship public in January 2019.
Due to a photo of them enjoying a meal together emerging from as far back as April 2018, Lauren Sanchez and are alleged to have engaged in a fling as early as January 2018.
It was reported on January 10, 2019 that billionaire Bezos had been while he was married to MacKenzie Scott.
The affair came to light when Bezos accused the National Enquirer of blackmailing him in an infamous blog post in February 2019.
It is also rumored that Bezos made his divorce announcement believing that photos of could soon be made public.
They have been publicly dating since the divorce was finalised in April 2019.
Since going public, the couple were photographed courtside at Wimbledon and relaxing on a luxury yacht off French-speaking Caribbean island St. Barths in 2019.
In December 2019, Bezos is reported to have thrown Sanchez party involving a private dinner as well as a party with guests including , , and Timothée Chalamet.
In October 2021, Sanchez took to Instagram to congratulate her boyfriend on Blue Origin’s historic NS-18 space launch.
The company sent William Shatner, Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers safely to space and back.
“Good luck on the launch my love,” the Emmy-winning journalist captioned a photo of Bezos ahead of the launch.
“This morning you and your @blueorigin team will be launching 4 incredible people into space, just yards away from where we were riding horses yesterday. Truly incredible!” she added. “You never cease to amaze me.”
Blue Origin is planning one more crewed flight this year, with several more crewed flights planned for 2022.
the tech titan was spotted with his news reporter darling in St.Barts.
The couple spent their Christmas getaway on a yacht in a tropical setting.
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