- Jeff Bezos began his career as a hedge-funder in New York before leaving to start Amazon.
- Amazon struggled to turn a profit at first, but is one of the world’s biggest companies today.
- Along the way, Bezos has faced antitrust scrutiny, weathered scandals, traveled to space, and become one of the world’s richest people.
Jeff Bezos is one of the most recognizable names in business.
The 59-year-old tech titan worked at a hedge fund before he left to start Amazon as an online bookseller, ultimately growing it into one of the world’s largest companies by revenue. He’s also founded space tourism company Blue Origin, which has flown him to the edge of space.
He’s a fixture in the world’s wealthiest list; currently, Bezos is the third-richest person in the world with a net worth of $158 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
With all of his wealth, Bezos has made some splashy purchases. He’s the 24th-largest landowner in the US with 420,000 acres, according to the 2022 Land Report, with a real estate portfolio boasting mansions in Hawaii, California, Florida, and more. Bezos also owns the world’s biggest sailing yacht, a 417-footer that cost an estimated $500 million.
From from his first job flipping burgers at McDonald’s to building Amazon into a trillion-dollar company at one point, here’s a look at Jeff Bezos’ life and career.
Allana Akhtar and Avery Hartmans contributed to an earlier version of this story.
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