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The first centibillionaire on the Forbes Real Time Billionaires Index and the second ever to have eclipsed the feat since Bill Gates in 1999, Bezos was named the "richest man in modern history" after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July 2018. [7] In August 2020, according to Forbes, he had a net worth exceeding $200 billion. On July ...
Amazon's first lawyer convinced founder Jeff Bezos that the name sounded too similar to "Cadaver," especially over the phone. 15 fascinating facts you probably didn't know about Amazon Skip to ...
Bezos finally decided that his new business would sell books online, because of the large worldwide demand for literature, the low unit price for books, and the huge number of titles available in print. [12] Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos' rented home in Bellevue. [9] [13] [14] Bezos' parents invested almost $246,000 in the start-up ...
FILE - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is seen on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game, Sept. 15, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. After nearly three decades, Bezos is leaving Seattle.
The company, originally named Cadabra, was founded in the converted garage of Bezos's house for symbolic reasons and was renamed to Amazon in November 1994. [24] The Amazon website launched for public sales on July 16, 1995, and initially sourced its books directly from wholesalers and publishers.
For the first time, Bezos was ranked as the world’s richest person. His net worth grew by $24 billion during the year, amounting to $123 billion at his peak. Meanwhile, Gates was worth only $90 ...
In 2013, Jeff Bezos led an effort to raise US$5 million for Business Insider Inc. through his investment company Bezos Expeditions. [4] On September 29, 2015, Axel Springer SE announced that it had acquired 88% of the stake in Business Insider Inc. for a reported US$ 343 million ( € 306 million).
Jeff Bezos owns two homes in Indian Creek Village aka Billionaire Bunker Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly paid $79 million for a seven-bedroom, 14-bathroom mansion set on 1.84 acres in Indian ...