How old is Jeff Bezos

Jeffrey Preston Bezos," better known as Jeff Bezos, founded Amazon and serves as its chairman of the board, He stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman on July 5, 2021. He is a businessman, investor, and media owner.

Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle.
With a net worth of around US$203 billion as of November 2021, he is the second-wealthiest person in the world according to both Forbes and Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.

He also has substantial holdings in more traditional investments, such as real estate, as well as a significant number of shares in other prominent companies.

Bezos has also made multiple large charitable donations over the years, including funding several education projects via the Bezos Family Foundation.

Each year, he commits $1 billion to his space exploration company, Blue Origin. On July 20, 2021, Bezos and three others boarded the New Shepard spacecraft and completed Blue Origin’s first successful crewed flight.

How old is Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos was born on January 12, 1964, to Jacklyn Gise and Ted Jorgensen. His mother’s grandparents were pioneers who resided in Texas, and had acquired a 25,000-acre ranch near Cotulla through the decades.

Career and Business

Bezos has played a seminal role in the development and growth of e-commerce. He founded Amazon.com, an online book store, in 1995. The company has ushered a revolution in online shopping by introducing innovative features, such as one-click shopping, customer reviews, and e-mail order verification.

In 2004, he founded Blue Origin, an aerospace company that is developing technologies to offer space travel to customers, kept a secret until the land was purchased to build a launch and test facility.

On August 5, 2013, he purchased The Washington Post and other publications affiliated with The Washington Post Co., for $250 million cash marking the end of the four generations of reign by the Graham family.

Family & Personal Life

Jeff Bezos married MacKenzie Tuttle in 1993. He met her while working at the investment firm D.E. Shaw. Together, they have four children. On January 9, 2019, Bezos and MacKenzie announced their intent to divorce. According to the couple, they were living separately for a long time.

The founder of Amazon.com is reportedly dating Lauren Sanchez, a former news anchor, TV show host, and helicopter pilot.

Bloomberg Billionaires Index listed Bezos as one of the wealthiest people in the world. Harvard Business Review ranked him the second-best CEO in the world.