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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]
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.
Ohio State University: George H. Hitchings: 1927 University of Washington: Mildred Grosberg Bellin: ... Yale University: Jeff Bezos: 1986 Princeton University: Sabine ...
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.
Amazon's first lawyer convinced founder Jeff Bezos that the name sounded too similar to "Cadaver," especially over the phone.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon. Age: 57 Net worth: $213.9 billion How he changed the way we live: Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, which announced sales of over $386 billion for 2020, up 38% over 2019 -- an ...
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.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon [84] Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft [85] [note 1] Tim Cook, CEO of Apple [86] Larry Page, co-founder of Google [87] Ray Kurzweil, American inventor and futurist [88] Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist [89] Penn Jillette, American magician, actor, television presenter, and author [90]