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Bezos first became a millionaire in 1997 after raising $54 million through Amazon's initial public offering (IPO). [199] He was first included on the Forbes World's Billionaires list in 1999 with an estimated net worth of $10.1 billion, which placed his on the 19th position in the world and 10th in the USA. [200]
Bezos, who celebrates his birthday on January 12, started his first business when he was in high school. Jeff Bezos turns 58 today. Here are 14 things you might not know about the Amazon founder.
Had Bezos still lived in Washington when he sold his stock, he would have had a $954 million state capital gains tax bill, Forbes calculated (he may still owe around $3.2 billion to the federal ...
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.
Jeff Bezos’ philanthropy Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (R) and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez arrive at the White House for a state dinner on April 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis ...
Jacklyn Bezos (née Gise, formerly Jorgensen; born December 29, 1946) is an American billionaire and philanthropist who provided the initial investment to launch Amazon.com. She is a co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation. She is the mother of Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos, and the ex-wife of Ted Jorgensen.
Virginia state delegate [16] Nelson Rockefeller: 1930 Dartmouth College: Jonas Salk: 1930 City College of New York: Carl Albert: 1931 University of Oklahoma: Dean Rusk: 1931 Davidson College: Fred Sington: 1931 University of Alabama: Edward H. Levi: 1932 University of Chicago: Eugene O'Neill Jr. 1932 Yale University: Eugene V. Rostow: 1932 Yale ...
Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle, where the billionaire founded Amazon out of a garage nearly three decades ago. In a Thursday night Instagram post, the 59-year-old Bezos announced plans to return to ...