While the United States is in one of the biggest economic crises since the Depression of Mash, Jeff Bezos, the 56-year-old founder of Amazon, earned $ 13 billion in just a few minutes this Monday, the largest amount that is ever earned in so little time, bringing the sum of his fortune - $ 129.5 billion. This came after Amazon shares rose 11%.
According to Quora, Jeff Bezos earns approximately $ 275 million per day, $ 11.5 million per hour, or $ 3,182 per second. By 2026 (or sooner), Jeff Bezos will surely be the first trillionaire in the world.
Amazon, was created in a garage of Bezos rental house in Washington. His parents invested about $ 250,000 in what was once just a start-up. In July 1995, the company began operating as an online bookstore. In the first two months, Amazon sold in 50 different states and during that time profits were around $ 20,000 a week.
Jeff Bezos chose the name "Amazon", looking for names in the dictionary. He chose this because it was an "exotic and different" name, as was his vision for the company. Bezos saw that the Amazon River, was the largest river in the world and decided to create the largest bookstore in the world. Also, a name with the letter "A" is more preferred, as it will always be at the beginning of an alphabetized list.
His ex-wife, Mackenzie Bezos, earned $ 4.6 billion and is now the 13th richest person in the world. Other tech people, too, are enjoying a surge in profits, driven in part by people forced to stay home. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has added nearly $ 15 billion to its net worth for this year, so far.
Source: Bloomberg Business, Quora, Unilad
