Jeff Bezos is the richest person alive — here’s how he makes and spends his billions

• Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is the richest person alive.
• He’s the first person in modern history to accumulate a fortune of over $100 billion.
• He spends his $150 billion fortune on real estate across the US, a $65 million Gulfstream Jet, and his space exploration company Blue Origin.

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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of ecommerce giant Amazon, is the wealthiest person alive and the first person in modern history to accumulate a fortune of over $100 billion.

Bezos has an estimated net worth of $156 billion, according to Forbes, largely from his holdings in Amazon. From real estate to space travel, here’s how Bezos spends his money.

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Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, the source of much of his wealth, on July 5, 1994.

Source: Wikipedia

Bezos’ parents were reportedly shocked that he would give up a cushy Wall Street job in order to sell books over the internet.

Source: “The Everything Store” via Business Insider

Bezos’ parents eventually came around and invested about a quarter million dollars in the fledgling company, a stake that would be worth as much as $30 billion today.

Source: Bloomberg

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