Bezoswasbornin 1964 to 16 yearoldDeclan, an 18 yearold 10 organs.
WhenyoungJettwas 17 monthsold, hismotherdivorcedJordan's in 1968.
Shethenmarried a Cubanimmigrant, MiguelBasis, whoadoptedJeffgrowingup.
JeffBasiswas a goodstudent, receivingStraight A's onhiswaytobecomingvaledictorianofhishigh, thenattendedPrincetonUniversity, wherehegraduatedwith a degreeinelectricalengineeringandcomputersciencebasis, gottheideaforAmazonwhenhewas 30 yearsold, livinginNewYorkandworkinginfinance, HesawhowquicklyInternetusageisincreasingeveryyearandanticipatedthat a digitalbookstorecouldbe a bighit.
Whilethecompanybeganbyonlysellingbooks, ithassinceexpandedinto a storeforalmostanything, puttinggroceries, furnitureandevencoffins.
Inadditiontothewebsite, mostpeopleassociatewith a company.
BezosownsTheWashingtonPost, whichhepurchasedin 2013 for $250 million.
AndBlueOriginAerospaceCompany, withtheaimofmakingspacetoursandpossiblespaceandspaceexploration, was a childhooddreamforBezosandBasishasclaimedtosell a $1,000,000,000 ofAmazonstockeveryyeartoinvestinblueorigin.
Today, a $1,000,000,000 ofAmazonstockis 0.7% ofhisholdingsin 2019.
BusinessInsidercalculatedthatbetween 2017 and 2018 basis, hiswealthincreased $78.5 billion.
ThatmeansthatyearBezosmadeover $215 millionperday, or $8,961,187 perhour.
That's morethan 300 timesmorethanthemedianannualpayfor a workerandbreakingthatnumberdownfurther.
Itmeansthateverysecondwhetherwasduringtheworkdayorwhilehewassleeping, JeffBezos, a $2489 everysecondforcomparison.
Thisis a secondJeffbusinessmadealmost $2500 whilethattermplayedovertwicewhatthemeetingUSworkermakesin a weekin 2018 Amazonraiseditsminimumwageforworkersto $15 anhour.