What is Jeff Bezos’ net worth? Who is Jeff Bezos’ fiancée?
Introduction
Jeff Bezos is an American businessman best known as the founder of Amazon.
Biography
He was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen.
His parents are Ted and Jacklyn Jorgensen (née Gise). They divorced in June 1965.
His mother married Miguel “Mike” Bezos when Jeff was 4 years old. He was legally adopted by Miguel.
He graduated from Princeton University in New Jersey in 1986 with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Later, Jeff worked at several firms on Wall Street.
Bezos started to work for the investment bank D.E. Shaw & Co. in New York, in 1990.
Amazon
Jeff Bezos, Founder & Ceo Of Amazon.Com, Poses For Portrait January 1, 1997 In Seattle – @Getty
In July 1994, Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon out of his home garage.
Initially, Amazon.com was an online marketplace for books.
By September 1994, it had sales of $20,000 a week.
The company went public in 1997.
Amazon diversified into the online sale of music and video in 1998.
In 1999, Bezos was named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year.
Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos attends the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala on May 03, 2019 in Louisville – @Getty
In 2000, Bezos founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider.
In 2007, Amazon introduced the first Kindle — a handheld electronic reading device.
By 2010, sales of Kindle books had surpassed those of hardcover books.
In 2011, Amazon’s yearly sales jumped to over $17 billion.
The Washington Post
Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million.
Jeff Bezos attends WIRED25 Summit: WIRED Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Tech Icons Of The Past & Future – @Getty
In 2015, Amazon.com ended with net revenue of $107 billion.
In 2017, the company acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in cash. In the same year, Jeff had a net worth of $75.6 billion.
In March 2018, Bezos became the first person on Earth to surpass $100 billion in personal wealth.
In February 2020, the American businessman launched the Bezos Earth Fund.
In 2021, he stepped down as CEO of Amazon to become executive chairman. Andy Jassy replaced Bezos as CEO.
Wife
In 1993, Jeff Bezos married American novelist MacKenzie Scott after three months of dating.
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – @Getty
They met working at D.E. Shaw in 1992.
Bezos and Scott share four children — three sons and one daughter. They adopted their daughter from China.
In early 2019, they first announced plans to separate.
Bezos and MacKenzie divorced in 2019 after 25 years of marriage.
MacKenzie received a 4% stake in Amazon. She agreed to hand over voting control of her shares to Bezos.
Fiancée
On May 22, 2023, Jeff Bezos and former news anchor and helicopter pilot Lauren Sánchez became engaged.
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos attend the Staud fashion show during New York Fashion Week at The Plaza Hotel – @Getty
“Uh, yes, 100 percent. I am looking forward to being Mrs. Bezos,” she told Vogue in November 2023.
The couple were first linked together in January 2019.
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos attend “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” Los Angeles Red Carpet Premiere – @Getty
Sánchez was previously married to Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell.
They have two children — daughter Ella and son Evan. She also has a son, Nikko, from a relationship with former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez.
Height
Jeff Bezos is 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m) tall.
Jeff Bezos – Net Worth
So, how much is Jeff Bezos worth?
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attend the TIAH 5th Anniversary Soiree at Private Residence on August 26, 2023 in LA – @Getty
The majority of Bezos’ wealth is tied to Amazon’s stock. He holds under 9% of the company — this means over 926 million shares.
In 1999, Bezos was first included on the Forbes World’s Billionaires list.
In 2018, Bezos surpassed Bill Gates and became the wealthiest person in the world.
In February 2024, Jeff sold 24 million Amazon shares at a total value of $4 billion.
In September 2021, he co-founded Altos Labs.
Therefore, Jeff Bezos has an estimated net worth of $232 billion. However, that number fluctuates with the prices of Amazon stocks. He was the wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021.
Bezos is one of the richest men in the world, alongside Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates.
Real estate
Jeff Bezos speaks during Genius Gala 4.0 at Liberty Science Center on May 1, 2015 in Jersey City – @Getty
In 2020, Bezos paid $165 million for a 13,600-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills. The former owner is media mogul David Geffen.
In June 2023, he bought a $68 million three-bedroom and three-bathroom mansion on Indian Creek Island, a 300-acre man-made island that is also known as Billionaire Bunker. The house sits on a 2.8-acre lot.
Also in 2023, Jeff purchased the house next door from the co-founder of Brazilian toy company Tectoy, Leo Kryss, for $79 million.
In May 2024, he added to his portfolio another property on the Billionaire Bunker for which he paid $90 million. The mansion sold for just $2.5 million in 1998.
Jeff Bezos arrives at Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference – @Getty
In mid-December 2024, a 1.84-acre empty lot on Indian Creek Island was listed on the market for $200 million. This lot was sold in 2017 for $27.5 million.
Airplane & Yacht
In July 2024, Bezos bought a Gulfstream G700 for $80 million. G700 can reach over a thousand kilometers per hour. It is the fastest jet in Gulfstream’s lineup.
Jeff Bezos also owns Koru — the tallest sailing yacht in the world. Koru costs about $25 million a year to run, and it was delivered in April 2023.
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