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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.
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Gise was the mother of Jeff Bezos whom Miguel later adopted, with the approval of Ted Jorgensen, Jeff's biological father. [6] Miguel Bezos graduated university in the fall of 1968, and took a job at Exxon, [2] in Houston, Texas. [5] In Houston, Jackie and Miguel had two more children, a daughter Christina and a son Mark Bezos. [7] Bezos ...
Jeff Bezos. College: Princeton University Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is one of the richest people in the world and, according to Forbes, is the first billionaire to break the 12-figure mark.
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.