Richest man in the world(Jeff Bezos)
Jeffrey Preston Bezos born January 12, 1964 is an American internet entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, and investor. He is best known as the founder, CEO, and president of the multi-national technology company Amazon. The first centi-billionaire on the Forbes wealth index, Bezos has been the world's richest person since 2017 and was named the "richest man in modern history" after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July 2018.In September 2018, Forbes described him as "far richer than anyone else on the planet" as he added $1.8 billion to his net worth when Amazon became the second company in history to reach a market cap of $1 trillion.
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Founder: Amazon (AMZN)
In 1994, Bozos founded Amazon.com in a garage in Seattle, shortly after he resigned from the hedge fund giant D.E. Shaw. In fact, he had originally pitched the idea of an online bookstore to his former boss David E. Shaw (a rumor that Shaw himself has confirmed), who wasn't interested.
Though Amazon.com originally started out selling books, it has since morphed into a one-stop-shop for everything under the sun, and is arguably the world's most important retailer. At any rate, it is hard to dispute its self-description as the "earth's most customer-centric company." Its pattern of constant diversification is evident in some of its unexpected recent expansions, which include its acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 and its launching of its own branded over-the-counter drugs in Feb. 2018.
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Born:- Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen
January 12, 1964 (age 56)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Education:- Princeton University (BSE)
Occupation:- Businessman-Media proprietor-InvestorComputer engineer
Years active:- 1986–present
Known for:- Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin
Net worth:- US$148.4 billion (June 2020)[1]
Title CEO and President of Amazon
Spouse:- Mackenzie Tuttle
Children:- 4
Bezos took Amazon public in 1997, and has since gone on to become the first man since Bill Gates in 1999 to achieve a net worth of over $100 billion.2 Bezos' other projects include aerospace company Blue Origin, The Washington Post (which he bought in 2013), and the 10,000-year clock, also known as the Long Now.
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