Jeff Bezos's Journey

1. 1986
   Graduated Princeton

   Earned degrees in computer science and electrical engineering.

2. 1990
   Joined D. E. Shaw

   Worked at the hedge fund D. E. Shaw, rising to senior vice president.

3. 1994
   Founded Amazon

   Left Wall Street and started Amazon as an online bookstore, out of his Seattle garage.

4. 1997
   Amazon IPO

   Took Amazon public on the Nasdaq.

5. 2000
   Founded Blue Origin

   Started his aerospace company Blue Origin.

6. 2013
   Bought The Washington Post

   Acquired the newspaper for $250 million.

7. 2021
   Stepped down as Amazon CEO

   Became executive chairman and flew to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard.

8. Today
   Ranked #3 in the world

   Jeff's net worth is an estimated $265.71B, updated in real time from public holdings.

Milestones are drawn from widely-reported public history. Dates reflect well-documented events; net worth is a real-time estimate.