Jeff Bezos Biography: Birth, Age, Family, Amazon Owner

Jeff Bezos, an American entrepreneur is the founder and the chief executive officer of Amazon and the owner of The Washington Post. He was born on January 12, 1964 in New Mexico, USA. His mother Jacklin was only 17 years old when he was born and his father Ted left them when he was only 3 years old. Then he used the surname of his step father. In his initial days, he invented an electric alarm to prevent his siblings from entering his room. Which made him dedicated toward his goal. His stepfather was the first person who believed in him and invested. Later, he got 2300 percent profit and became a billionaire. 

Jeff Bezos became one of the richest individuals of the world, made by his successful business ventures. On July 16, 1995 Jeff opened Amazon.com and named it after the South American river The Amazon. He opted for this name after asking 300 friends to beta test his site. Along with 3  employees, he began developing software in his garage, in the months leading up to launch. Eventually, they expanded the operations into a two bedroom house equipped with three Sun Microstations. Before, the service was named Amazon Video on Demand and later, the service was renamed as Amazon Instant Video.