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Jeff Bezos (Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen) was born on 12 January, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., is an American businessman (born 1964). Discover Jeff Bezos's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

Popular As Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen
Occupation Businessman · media proprietor · investor
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 12 January, 1964
Birthday 12 January
Birthplace Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Jeff Bezos's Wife?

His wife is MacKenzie Scott (m. 1993-2019)

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Parents Jackie Bezos Ted Jorgensen
Wife MacKenzie Scott (m. 1993-2019)
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Children 4

Jeff Bezos Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jeff Bezos worth at the age of 60 years old? Jeff Bezos’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from United States. We have estimated Jeff Bezos's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net worth US$151.6 billion (May 2020)
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1964

Jeffrey Preston Bezos (born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman, media proprietor and investor.

He is the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.

He is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of about US$199.1 billion as of March 2, 2024.

Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the son of Jacklyn (née Gise) and Ted Jorgensen.

At the time of Jeff's birth, his mother was a 17-year-old high-school student and his father was 19-years-old.

Jorgensen was a Danish American unicyclist born in Chicago to a family of Baptists.

After completing high school despite challenging conditions, Jacklyn attended night school, bringing her baby with her.

Jeff attended a Montessori school in Albuquerque when he was 2 years old.

Ted Jorgensen drank and struggled financially.

1965

Jacklyn left her husband to live with her parents, filing for divorce in June 1965 when Jeff was 17 months old.

1968

After his parents divorced, his mother married Cuban immigrant Miguel "Mike" Bezos in April 1968.

Shortly after the wedding, Mike adopted four-year-old Jeff, whose surname was then legally changed from Jorgensen to Bezos.

Gise, her husband and her son left the area and asked Jorgensen to discontinue contact, to which he agreed.

After Mike had received his degree from the University of New Mexico, the family moved to Houston, Texas, so that he could begin working as an engineer for Exxon.

Jeff attended River Oaks Elementary School in Houston from fourth to sixth grade.

Jeff's maternal grandfather was Lawrence Preston Gise, a regional director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Albuquerque.

Lawrence retired early to his family's ranch near Cotulla, Texas, where Jeff would spend many summers in his youth.

Jeff would later purchase this ranch and expand it from 25000 acre to 300000 acre.

Jeff displayed scientific interests and technological proficiency and once rigged an electric alarm to keep his younger siblings out of his room.

The family moved to Miami, Florida, where Jeff attended Miami Palmetto High School.

While Jeff was in high school, he worked at McDonald's as a short-order line cook during the breakfast shift.

Bezos attended the Student Science Training Program at the University of Florida.

1982

He was high school valedictorian, a National Merit Scholar, and a Silver Knight Award winner in 1982.

In his graduation speech, Bezos told the audience he dreamed of the day when mankind would colonize space.

1986

He graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.

He worked on Wall Street in a variety of related fields from 1986 to early 1994.

1994

Bezos founded Amazon in mid 1994 on a road trip from New York City to Seattle.

The company began as an online bookstore and has since expanded to a variety of other e-commerce products and services, including video and audio streaming, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.

It is the world's largest online sales company, the largest Internet company by revenue, and the largest provider of virtual assistants and cloud infrastructure services through its Amazon Web Services branch.

1999

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.

2000

Bezos founded the aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company Blue Origin in 2000.

2013

He also purchased the major American newspaper The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million and manages many other investments through his venture capital firm, Bezos Expeditions.

In September 2021, Bezos co-founded Altos Labs with Mail.ru founder Yuri Milner.

2015

Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle reached space in 2015 and afterwards successfully landed back on Earth; he flew into space on Blue Origin NS-16 in 2021.

2017

He was also the wealthiest from 2017 to 2021, according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes.

Bezos was born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and Miami.

2020

In August 2020, according to Forbes, he had a net worth exceeding $200 billion.

On July 5, 2021, Bezos stepped down as the CEO and president of Amazon and took over the role of executive chairman.

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy succeeded Bezos as the CEO and president of Amazon.

In October 2023, he was ranked second on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans, with a net worth of $161 billion.