How rich is Jeff Bezos?

With Amazon stock continuing to climb, Jeff Bezos just set record for highest net worth ever. read more

Jeff has delved into a wide variety of fields, investing in a wide array of businesses, including Airbnb, Twitter, Uber and Workday. Outside of business, he is heavily involved in philanthropy. read more

Growing up, Jeff Bezos worked summers on a ranch repairing Caterpillar tractors. Bezos met Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 and managed to become one of the company's first angel investors, putting in $250,000. read more

Jeff Bezos could personally buy 160,000 typical Seattle homes, without taking out a loan. Bezos has enough money to run all public schools in Washington state — for a decade. He'd still have enough left over to continue being a multi-billionaire. read more

Jeff Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 12, 1964. He is the son of Ted Jorgenson and Jacklyn Gise. He has two siblings: Mark and Christina. read more

Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world for a time on Wednesday, with a fortune of over $90 billion. According to Forbes and Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO had a net worth of over $89 billion as of the close of markets Wednesday, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had a net worth of just over $90 billion. read more