Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, became one of the world’s richest individuals by transforming the company from an online bookstore launched in 1994 into a global e-commerce and technology giant. His success stems from innovation, customer focus, and diversification into areas like cloud computing with AWS. Beyond Amazon, Bezos owns The Washington Post, founded the space exploration company Blue Origin, and is funding the construction of the 10,000-Year Clock—a monumental timepiece designed to

Jeff Bezos, who owns 11.1% of Amazon, is now worth a record-breaking $182.6 billion — the highest net worth Forbes has recorded in nearly four decades of tracking billionaires. http://on.forbes.com/6184GTfjn | Forbes

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest man in modern history with a net worth of more than $150 billion, according to Forbes. He's richer than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Google co-founder Larry Page combined. https://cnn.it/2LeCD6r | CNN International