The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, a biography of Jeff Bezos written in 2013, claims that the billionaire's biological father was a unicyclist and circus performer. Jorgensen had apparently not seen his son in decades and was unaware that he was his biological father when Stone found him to interview him for his biography. According to Stone, once Jorgensen reached out to his son and the two reconciled, Bezos informed Jorgensen that "he felt no ill will towards Jorgensen at all." At the age of 71, Ted Jorgensen passed away on March 16, 2015.

The father figure rarely mentioned in earlier biographies of Amazon's CEO, his absent father, is explored in depth by Stone. Bezos, who was raised by his mother and stepfather, last saw his birth father Ted Jorgenson when he was a little child. He wed Bezos's mother at the age of 18 and worked at a department shop for $1.25 an hour, but his wife filed for divorce when Bezos was just 17 months old due to his drinking and lack of discipline. Bezos's biological father had no idea what had happened to his kid, according to Stone, who tracked Jorgenson down behind the counter of his bike shop. He said, "Is he still alive?"

The creator of Amazon and one of the world's wealthiest people is Jeff Bezos. Bezos is an entrepreneur, engineer, media mogul, space enthusiast, and philanthropist who has achieved success in every industry he has entered. His current net worth is a staggering $187.7 billion, per Forbes. He topped Forbes' 2017 list of the wealthiest people, and his net worth exceeds the GDP of numerous nations.

His business was originally called Cadabra, but he eventually changed the name to Amazon in honor of the well-known river. Bezos initially lacked confidence in his company and even went so far as to warn investors that there was a 70% chance it would fail. Well, that didn’t happen. His annual salary from Amazon in 2020 was $81,840, which qualifies as a middle-income wage in his home state of California. In 2020, he took no bonuses, stocks, or options, however, he earned $1,600,000 from “other types of compensation,” according to the website Salary.com.

To put it into perspective, Jeff Bezos makes more money in one second than the average person makes in an entire year. In fact, he makes more money in one second than most people will ever earn in their lifetime. And his wealth is only increasing at an alarming rate. If Jeff Bezos continues to earn money at this rate, he will be a trillionaire within just a few years.

Well, according to Business Insider, Jeff Bezos makes around $2,489 per second as of October 2021. That means that in the time it takes you to read this sentence, he will have made around $74.67. In a minute, he’ll make around $4,532. And in an hour, he’ll bring in a staggering $271,920.

Of course, Bezos doesn’t pocket all of that money himself. A large chunk of it goes towards Amazon’s expenses, including employee salaries, server costs, and shipping fees. But even after all of that is taken into account, Jeff Bezos still rakes in a massive amount of cash every single day.

As part of the divorce agreement, MacKenzie Bezos said she would give Jeff Bezos 75% of the Amazon stock they co-owned, as well as all of her interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin. MacKenzie Bezos' 25% stake in Amazon positions the novelist to become one of the richest women, with a net worth of about $35.7 billion at Amazon's current stock price.

The Amazon founder and CEO has held the title of the richest person since surpassing Bill Gates back in October 2017. Bezos has been steadily building his fortune since then, and the latest Forbes' billionaires ranking had his net worth at $131 billion. But with the divorce agreement, Bezos' net worth is set to decrease. His 75% stake will give him 59.1 million shares in Amazon. Based on current market prices, Bezos' post-divorce revised stake in Amazon is worth an estimated $107.4 billion.

That Amazon stake alone stands to put Bezos' net worth above that of Bill Gates, whose net worth is an estimated $96.5 billion, according to Forbes. It's unclear how the couple will be splitting up their massive stockpile of real-estate holdings. A 2017 report listed the Bezoses as the country's 28th largest landowner, with properties in Medina, Washington; Van Horn, Texas; Washington, DC; Manhattan, New York; and two mansions in Beverly Hills, California.

In March 2003, Bezos and two other passengers narrowly escaped a helicopter crash in Texas. A pilot and three passengers aboard were taking off from a remote site in the mountainous terrain of West Texas when the chopper's tail boom struck a tree. The impact caused the aircraft to roll onto its side - and partially submerge it in a creek. All three passengers received “non-life-threatening injuries” and were transported to a hospital.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, at the time, the passengers on the flight were evaluating "real estate from the air for land purchase." The passengers on board were Elizabeth Korrell of Seattle - who suffered spinal compressions for which she was treated and released from an area hospital - as well as Ty Holland of Fort Davis, Texas and pilot Charles Bella, who both suffered minor injuries, CNN reported at the time. At the time, an Amazon spokesperson commented on the crash saying, "Jeff is fine and it's business as usual."

Bezos, his attorney, guide Ty Holland and pilot Charles Bella were involved in a serious helicopter crash in west Texas after the wind blew the helicopter off course. The helicopter was partially filled with water after landing upside-down in a creek. Bella, Bezos, and Holland all escaped the wreck with only minor injuries. However, Bezos’ attorney, Elizabeth Korrell, suffered a broken vertebra from the accident. “Avoid helicopters whenever possible,” Bezos told Fast Company in 2004. “They’re not as reliable as fixed-wing aircraft.”

To help the needy during the COVID-19 crisis, Bezos donated $100 million to Feed America, a non-profit organization that runs food pantries across the country. A further $25 million for All in WA, a statewide relief effort in Washington, and an undisclosed amount to All In Seattle, a local initiative to assist nonprofits. To the median American donor, Bezos’s giving was equal to about $85.

His Blue Origin committed to print 3-D face shields for front-line workers, although it didn’t disclose the value of that contribution. Bezos, who had been publicly criticized for not providing enough protective equipment or paid sick leave for Amazon workers, committed $4 billion in anticipated second-quarter profits for employee safety, higher wages and testing. America’s 50 wealthiest people and families with a collective net worth of nearly $1.6 trillion publicly announced donations toward covid-19 relief efforts amount to about $1 billion, which is less than 0.1% of their vast personal wealth.

Bezos played the role of an alien Starfleet official in the 2016 Star Trek Beyond the big-screen voyage of the Starship Enterprise. Director Justin Lin had Bezos play an official who was getting a rescued spacefarer (played by Lydia Wilson) ready for an auto-translated interview with Captain Kirk and a Starfleet officer. “Speak normally,” Bezos’ character advises the alien. Then he walks off camera.

You’d hardly recognize Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos in the super-heavy makeup he wears as an alien Starfleet official in Star Trek Beyond, The “Star Trek” cameo was Bezos’ idea, all the way. The patient, know-it-all computer on the Starship Enterprise inspired Amazon’s Alexa AI assistant. A movie-prop Enterprise holds a prominent place at the Kent headquarters for Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture. “For years, I have been begging Paramount, which is owned by Viacom, to let me be in a ‘Star Trek’ movie. I was very persistent, and you can imagine the poor director who got the call, you know, ‘You have to let Bezos be in your Star Trek movie' " Bezos jokes.

Bezos is the owner of Blue Origin. The aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight Services Company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kent, Washington which is also Bezos’ home state. “Blue Origin believes that in order to preserve Earth, our home, for our grandchildren’s grandchildren, we must go to space to tap its unlimited resources and energy,” the company’s mission statement reads.

On June 20, 2021, Bezos and three companions successfully journeyed to the edge of space before returning back to Earth just minutes later. Jeff has a unique management style. He invokes loyalty from his employees and most of them see him as a colleague.

Bezos has a distinctive, loud laugh that he uses to “charm and disarm” people. He is known as a fun person to work with, but his employees and investors know that he is serious about his company. The determination and dedication of Jeff Bezos that went into accomplishing his dream are notable. Amazon was built on the three main pillars as considered by Jeff: the strength of character, single-minded focus, and a strong will to provide every person with the best and highest consumer experience.