You might have heard of the name “Jeff Bezos” – the owner of one of the most popular marketplaces, ‘Amazon’, among many others. In this article, I will be discussing about him and some aspects of his life as well.
Keep reading till the end to find out more information about the same!
Biography
Jeff Bezos whose full name is Jeffrey Preston Bezos, is a computer engineer, American entrepreneur, media proprietor, and commercial astronaut.
He was born in New Mexico’s Albuquerque on the 12th of January, in the year 1964. His father at the time was only 19 years old and his mother was a 17-year-old sophomore. After his parents separated his mother married a Cuban emigrant named ‘ Miguel Mike Bezos’. They got married in April, in the year 1968. After the marriage, Mike adopted the then four-year-old child and changed his surname to Bezos.
Years later after having graduated from New Mexico’s university, Jeff relocated to Texas, Houston to work as an engineer for Exxon. After having graduated, he got offers and calls from many companies like Anderson Consulting, Intel, Bell Labs, and others.
| NetWorth: Presently, Jeff Bezos’s net worth is $154.9 crores. This makes him the third richest person in the world. He was the wealthiest person in the world from the years 2017 to 2021 after other influential people beat him to the first and second spots. |
Family
These are some of the immediate family members who are related to Jeff Bezos:
1. Ted Jorgensen
He is the biological father of Bezos and is of Danish-American descent. He was a unicycle hockey player in his youth. He reportedly worked at a circus as well. He left Bezos and his mother – when he was just an infant.
2. Miguel Bezos
He is the stepfather of Jeff Bezos. He was born in the country of Cuba. He moved to the United States in 1962. He is the VP and co-founder of ‘The Bezos Family Foundation.
3. Jackie Bezos
She is the mother of Jeff Bezos and married to Jorgensen from the years 1963 to 1965. Later on, she got married to Miguel Bezos.
4. Mark Bezos
Mark is considered Jeff Bezos’s half-brother. He is a volunteer firefighter, a former executive of advertising, and also notably a space tourist.
5. MacKenzie Scott
She is the ex-wife of Bezos. They got married back in the year 1993 and divorced in the year 2019. She is a philanthropist, writer, and also notably the co-founder of the e-commerce giant platform Amazon.
Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie are also the parents of four children – three sons and a daughter.
6. Lauren Sánchez
She got engaged to Bezos in May this year. She worked as a journalist before and is a philanthropist now. Lauren is of Mexican-American descent.
Lifestyle
Jeff Bezos leads a very lavish lifestyle – as it is with rich and influential people of the world. In this section of the article, I will be discussing a few of his million-dollar assets that he is the proud owner of.
1. Real Estate
He recently acquired a 14-acre compound in the region of Hawaii for a total worth of $78 million in a private deal – which brings the value of his current real estate to $578 million. Jeff Bezos is considered to be the twenty-fourth largest landowner in his country and owns land of about 420,000 acres in total.
2. Private Jet
Back in 2021, the Independent had reported that Bezos showed up for the Cop26 summit in a 650ER Gulfstream. He even was called out for it as the massive jet is not that great at being green.
The model is one of the biggest private jets in the air and can cover a distance of 7,500 miles (nautical). It is an estimated worth of $65 million.
3. Blue Origin
He is a notable space traveler as well. He put 5.5 billion dollars into building his own private space company – named the Blue Origin. He went to space and spent about 11 minutes there – the rocket system which had been built by his own space company of course – Blue Origin.
Companies That He Owns/Has Invested In
Jeff Bezos is best known for owning the eCommerce mega player Amazon but he also owns several other companies as well. They belong to several industries – retail, health care, media, robotics, real estate, and much more.
Some of the companies that are owned by Jeff Bezos are:
1. Whole Foods
Amazon acquired the popular grocery chain Whole Foods in the year 2016. The stores of Whole Foods continue to operate under a separate unit as a part of the company.
2. Kiva Systems
This robotics company was renamed Amazon Robotics after Amazon had acquired it for a whopping sum of $775 million – in the year 2012.
3. DPReview
This is claimed to be one of the world’s most popular websites regarding digital photography. Amazon had acquired this site back in the year 2017. The website also provides users with content and reviews of various photography equipment and gear from around the world.
4. Alexa
Alexa is a web information company that is owned by Amazon. It offers website analytics and information. The company was acquired by Amazon in 1999.
5. IMDb
This is the world’s most popular source for movies, celebrity content, and television shows. It is frequently also referred to as the Internet Movie Database and is a subsidiary of Amazon Inc. The website has a very searchable database, consisting of over 250 million data items, including four million movies, entertainment, and TV programs.
6. Fabric.com
This site is a subsidiary of Amazon and was founded in 1993. It was originally named the Phoenix Textiles Group Inc. and was a wholesale distributor of various apparel and fabrics. Amazon purchased this online fabric store in June, back in 2008.
To Wrap It Up!
He is an influential individual who deserves to be at the top of the list of the “Richest People In The World”. That was all for information regarding Jeff Bezos, his life, and other aspects of it.
Thank you for reading up till here. I hope you found the information useful.
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