Jeffrey Preston Bezos (/ ˈbeɪzoʊs / BAY-zohss; [2] né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and …

5 days ago · American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos played a key role in the growth of e-commerce as the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, Inc., an online retailer, Web services provider, …

1 day ago · From the Editor Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his Seattle garage. Bezos stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman in 2021. He owns 8% of the …

May 23, 2023 · Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and space exploration company Blue Origin. His business success has made him one of the richest people in the world.

6 days ago · Jeff Bezos said that getting the first million he needed to start Amazon was the hardest.Najlah Feanny / Corbis—Getty Images

5 days ago · Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $5 million to David Flink, founder of the Neurodiversity Alliance.

Nov 23, 2025 · Jeff Bezos is a former Wall Street computer engineer who created Amazon in 1994 to sell books online.

As of Sept. 4, 2025, Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $256 billion, making him the fourth richest person in the world. 1 He was raised by a teen mom and a Cuban immigrant stepfather, and learned the...

Dec 8, 2025 · Jeff Bezos is executive chairman of Amazon, the company he founded in 1994. He was chief executive of the tech giant until 2021, when Andy Jassy took over.

Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given names Jefferson or Jeffrey, the latter of which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.