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Amazon.com, Inc., [1] doing business as Amazon (/ ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n / ⓘ, AM-ə-zon; UK also / ˈ æ m ə z ə n /, AM-ə-zən), is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. [5]
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 ...
In 2003, Amazon rebounded from financial instability and turned a profit of $35 million. [61] [62] In November 2007, Bezos launched the Amazon Kindle. [63] According to a 2008 Time profile, Bezos wished to create a device that allowed a "flow state" in reading similar to the experience of video games. [64]
Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n m ʌ s k /; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and political figure known for his key roles in the automotive company Tesla, Inc. and the space company SpaceX. He is also known for his ownership of X Corp. (the company that operates the social media platform X , formerly Twitter), and his role in the founding ...
MacKenzie Scott (born MacKenzie Scott Tuttle, formerly Bezos; April 7, 1970) [1] [2] is an American novelist, philanthropist, co-founder of Amazon and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos.As of December 2024, she has a net worth of US$42.1 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index; owning a 4% stake in Amazon.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos described Kaphan as "the most important person ever in the history of Amazon.com," [1] and Brad Stone wrote in his book about Amazon, The Everything Store, that "Kaphan was an introverted hacker with an idealistic streak and little intuitive leadership ability."
In 2018, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was ranked at the top for the first time and became the first centibillionaire included in the ranking, [5] surpassing Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who had topped the list 18 of the previous 24 years. In 2022, after topping the list for four years, Bezos was surpassed by Elon Musk. [6]
In January 2021, Musk, with a net worth of $185 billion, surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world. [16] Bezos reclaimed the top spot the following month. [ 17 ] On September 27, 2021, after Tesla stock surged, Forbes announced that Musk had a net worth of over $200 billion, [ 18 ] and was the richest person ...