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  1. www.forbes.com › profile › jeff-bezosJeff Bezos - Forbes

    3 days ago · Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his Seattle garage. Bezos stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman in 2021. He owns a bit less than 10% of the company.

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  2. Jul 1, 2024 · After Musk is Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. Other billionaires with some of the largest net worths include LVMH's Arnault, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and Oracle's Larry Ellison.

  3. 1 day ago · It is considered one of the Big Five American technology companies; the other four are Alphabet (parent company of Google ), Apple, Meta (parent company of Facebook ), and Microsoft . Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington. [6]

  4. Jul 18, 2024 · Jeff Bezos (born January 12, 1964, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.) is an American entrepreneur who played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, Inc., an online merchant of books and later of a wide variety of products.

  5. 4 days ago · Bezos owns about 9% of Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, according to a July 2024 company filing. He also owns space exploration company Blue Origin, which is included at Bloomberg's...

  6. Founder of Amazon.com, Inc., Explore Holdings LLC, Bezos Day One Fund and Blue Origin LLC, Jeffrey P. Bezos presently occupies the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Amazon.com, Inc. Mr. Bezos is also Owner at WP Co. LLC, Advisor at Basecamp LLC and Owner at Nash Holdings LLC.

  7. Jul 9, 2024 · Jeff Bezos stepped down from his role as CEO in July 2021 and currently serves as Amazon’s executive chair. He launched Amazon as an online bookstore from the garage of his rental home in...