How Jeff Bezos Built the Fortune
Jeff Bezos is worth an estimated $265.71B today — #3 on the world's rich list. Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin; owns The Washington Post.
The fortune didn't appear overnight. The first milestone on the public record came at age 22: graduated princeton. Everything after that is a chain of documented decisions — this is that chain, year by year.
The Milestones
1986: Graduated Princeton
at age 22Earned degrees in computer science and electrical engineering.
1990: Joined D. E. Shaw
at age 26Worked at the hedge fund D. E. Shaw, rising to senior vice president.
1994: Founded Amazon
at age 30Left Wall Street and started Amazon as an online bookstore, out of his Seattle garage.
1997: Amazon IPO
at age 33Took Amazon public on the Nasdaq.
2000: Founded Blue Origin
at age 36Started his aerospace company Blue Origin.
2013: Bought The Washington Post
at age 49Acquired the newspaper for $250 million.
2021: Stepped down as Amazon CEO
at age 57Became executive chairman and flew to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard.
Today: #3 in the world
Jeff's net worth is an estimated $265.71B, updated in real time from public holdings. See the live number →
Milestones are drawn from widely-reported public history; ages are computed from the birth year and can be off by one depending on the month. Net worth is our real-time estimate.