Who is Jeff Bezos?
He is the world’s richest man, with a net worth of more than $ 200 billion. He is the founder of Amazon.com.
Italian media claim that Jeff Bezos is the owner of the yacht Flying Fox. We think this is incorrect. And Amazon released a statement denying his involvement.
But we do know that Bezos is actually building a very large (127 meter) sailing yacht at Oceanco. The project is known as Y721.
Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man, with a net worth of more than $ 200 billion.
Bezos is the founder of Amazon.com and one of the richest men on earth. He was born in January 1964. He was married to MacKenzie but they divorced in 2019.
Amazon.com is the world’s largest online shopping company. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore. And later diversified to sell DVDs, Blu-rays, and CDs. And also electronics, furniture, toys, and even foods.
Amazon is now the largest Internet company by revenue in the world. Realizing more than US$ 130 billion in annual sales.
In 2013 he bought the Washington Post. The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper published in Washington. It focuses on national and federal politics.
Jeff Bezos Net Worth
The success of Amazon.com made Bezos one of the richest men in the world. He has a net worth of more than US$ 200 billion. He is richer than Bill Gates.
Bezos owns more than 81 million shares in Amazon. Which is 16.9% of the share capital. But his shares are worth around US$ 1,840 per share (!).
Bezos receives a modest salary of US$ 81.840 per year. The company bears approximately US$ 1.6 million in annual security costs.
And he sells around 1,000,000 shares per year. So his annual cash flow from the sale of shares is (more than) US$ 1.8 billion.
How Much did Bezos Pay to his Ex-wife MacKenzie?
In January 2019 is was announced that he and his wife MacKenzie Bezos were to divorce. They were married for 25 years, without a prenuptial agreement. Bezos was not rich, not even a millionaire when they married.
The divorce is already called the most expensive divorce ever. She received a US$ 38 billion settlement. Which makes her one of the richest women in the world. (Her net worth has since risen to more than $ 60 billion.)
Philanthropy
Bezos is an active philanthropist. He is donating to cancer research and museums. He is also a Board member of the Bezos Family Foundation. The foundation was founded by Jeff’s parents Mike and Jacky.
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