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Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos

Jeffrey Preston Bezos (; né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American internet entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, and investor. He is best known as the founder, CEO, and president of the multi-national technology company Amazon. The first centi-billionaire on the Forbes wealth index, Bezos has been the world's richest person since 2017 and was named the "richest man in modern history" after his net worth increased to $150 billion in July 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Bezos has received more than 29,328,153 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 50th most popular businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 29M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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CNBC
Jeff Bezos' investment into Beacon is 'personal' and not tied to Amazon, UK firm's CEO says
The UK digital freight forwarding and supply chain finance firm closed its $15 million Series A funding round this week.
person Natasha Turak
calendar Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Business Insider
How logistics startup Beacon won backing from US tech billionaires Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, and Travis Kalanick to disrupt a $140 billion industry
<ul> <li>Logistics startup Beacon has raised $15 million in a fundraising round backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. </li> <li>The UK firm, which aims to disrupt the world of international freight shipping, has previously been backed by Uber founder Travis Kalani…
person Martin Coulter
calendar Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Business Insider
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion
<ul> <li>This week Amazon warehouse workers lost a $2 pay bump brought in to reward them for coming in during the coronavirus pandemic.</li> <li>Amazon has now phased out two major policies brought in to protect workers, the other being that they could take u…
person Isobel Asher Hamilton
calendar Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jeff Bezos ranks 50 out of 481. Before him are Steve Ballmer, Otto Frank, João Havelange, Lee Byung-chul, Giovanni Agnelli, and Bernie Ecclestone. After him are Bernard Arnault, Sung Jae-gi, Bertha Benz, Aga Khan IV, Robert Kardashian, and J. Bruce Ismay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Jeff Bezos ranks 9. Before him are Keanu Reeves, Dan Brown, Sandra Bullock, Russell Crowe, Marco van Basten, and Sarah Palin. After him are Nigel Farage, Michelle Obama, Juliette Binoche, Michael Laudrup, Ernesto Valverde, and Boris Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Bezos ranks 507 out of 12,171. Before him are Jessica Lange (1949), Theodore William Richards (1868), Oprah Winfrey (1954), Leon Cooper (1930), Jennifer Aniston (1969), and Eugene O'Neill (1888). After him are Christopher Reeve (1952), Nat King Cole (1919), Danny Trejo (1944), Charles Goodyear (1800), Kurt Russell (1951), and Faye Dunaway (1941).

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