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Amazon also offers the Amazon Kindle for people to purchase their books as eBooks, and by 2010, more people buy ebooks than physical books from Amazon. 2011–2015: Amazon starts offering streaming services like Amazon Music and Amazon Video. By 2015, its market capitalization surpassed that of Walmart.
A year later, Bezos took on 130,000 new employees when he ramped up hiring at company distribution centers. [72] By January 19, 2018, his Amazon stock holdings had appreciated to slightly over $109 billion; months later he began to sell stock to raise cash for other enterprises, in particular, Blue Origin. [73]
In 1996, Covey joined Amazon, shortly becoming the CFO and then Chief Strategy Officer and raising over $500 million for the company. [5] In 1999 she was #28 on Fortune magazine's list of "Most Powerful Women in Business" [ 7 ] [ 8 ] She left Amazon voluntarily in 2000, it was said that she "was tired of frenetic internet life".
Amazon was founded on July 5, ... Amazon directly employs people to work at its warehouses, ... For the fiscal year 2021, Amazon reported earnings of US$33.36 billion ...
One year after learning who his son was, Jorgensen had not reconnected to Bezos. [13] In 2014, he spoke on Inside Edition about his desire to apologize to Jeff Bezos. [11] Jorgensen lived with heart problems and emphysema. [15] He died on March 16, 2015, [16] aged 70. [17]
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.
Thomas Austin Alberg (February 12, 1940 – August 5, 2022) [1] was an American lawyer and businessman, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, and a director of Amazon.com from 1996 to 2019. In addition to investing in many high tech startups, he was one of the earliest investors in Amazon. [2]
Miguel Ángel "Mike" [1] Bezos Pérez (born () September 29, 1945) is a Cuban-American billionaire and philanthropist who provided the initial investment to launch Amazon.com. He is a co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation. He is the adoptive father of Jeff Bezos, the father of Mark Bezos and the husband of Jackie Bezos.