An Unknown bidder has paid a whopping $28m (£20m) for a seat on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos first crewed spaceflight by his Blue Origin company to space. The winning bid was made at an auction on Saturday, June 13, with Blue Origin tweeting that the winner’s identity would be revealed in the coming weeks. The […]
Forbes has released its annual list of world billionaires with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos topping it for the fourth consecutive year. See the top 10 billionaires below. 1. Jeff BezosNET WORTH: $177 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: AMAZONRESIDENCE: SEATTLE 2. Elon MuskNET WORTH: $151 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: TESLA, SPACEXRESIDENCE: AUSTIN, TEXAS 3. Bernard ArnaultNET WORTH: $150 BILLIONSOURCE OF WEALTH: LUXURY GOODSRESIDENCE: PARIS 4. Bill GatesNET WORTH: $124 […]
Billionaire Amazon owner, Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person, ending Elon Musk’s six-week reign on top of the list. Musk lost about $4.5 billion on Tuesday after Tesla (TSLA) shares fell 2.4%, taking him to second place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranking. Bezos’ net worth also fell by about $372 […]
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company has announced. According to the February 2 announcement, Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy. Bezos has been Amazon’s CEO since its founding in 1995 and grew the company from an […]
American Novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, whose ex-husband is Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion of her wealth to charity over the past year after pledging to give most of it away during her lifetime. According to Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, Scott who received a quarter of Bezos’ Amazon shares in the couple’s divorce currently […]