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Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and is its executive chair; most of his fortune is his Amazon stake of about 9%, and he also owns Blue Origin and The Washington Post.
- Forbes estimate
- $381B
- Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 2
- 9 Oct 2026
- Stake in Blue Origin
- 93%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $361B
- Bloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- Born
- 12 Jan 1964
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Princeton University, electrical engineering and computer science, 1986
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Amazon stock
Amazon
e-commerce and cloud computing, founded 1994
950,434,581 shares; includes 68,232,131 shares with sole voting power and no investment power. In the 2019 divorce he transferred a quarter of his then-16% stake to MacKenzie Scott (Forbes)
DEF 14A (proxy statement), 24 Feb 2026
Founder and executive chair (since July 2021)
Blue Origin
aerospace, founded 2000
Bloomberg's estimate ('credited with 93%'); Amazon's proxy says Blue Origin 'is owned by Mr. Bezos' but gives no percentage
Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimate, undefined Oct 2026
Founder and owner
Other holdings
The Washington Post
Owns the entities that publish it
Project Prometheus
AI company he co-founded in February 2025; co-CEO since November 2025
Where Jeff stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Jeff Bezos is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Technology
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Runs the company
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 12 Jan 1964Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Lives in
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Education
- Bachelor's degreePrinceton University, electrical engineering and computer science, 1986
- Parents
- His parents were 17 and 18 when he was born; early on he worked on his maternal grandparents' ranch in Cotulla, Texas
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Bezos Earth FundAlso the Bezos Day One Fund; he committed $10 billion to the Earth Fund in 2020 for this decade
- Lifetime giving
- $2.4BForbes, 15 Sep 2026. Granted through the Bezos Earth Fund only (the fund's own site shows the same $2.4 billion); no total across all his giving is cited
Role and record
- Role now
- Runs the companyExecutive chair of Amazon; co-CEO of Project Prometheus
- Successor
- Andy Jassy, Amazon president and CEO since July 2021
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
