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Is Jeff Bezos from a rich family?

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F. Ray

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F. Ray, Student, Kansas City

Answered Feb 20, 2019

It would depend on the definition of rich. Jeff Bezos was not poor by any standards when he was born so his story is not a rags to riches story. What is evident is that his family is middle class.They might have encountered some struggles here and there but he was still able to get the right education that prompted him to be where he is right now. Jeff was legally adopted by his stepfather and that is how he got his last name.

It would depend on the definition of rich. Jeff Bezos was not poor by any standards when he was

His surname when he was born is Jorgeson. Over the past decades, he made some good choices that made him improve the amount of money that he gets. His investments paid off and his plans worked too. Now, he is the richest man in the USA.

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O. Miller, Content Optimization Executive, Studied Journalism and Psychology, Austin,Texas

Answered Feb 08, 2019

Jeff Bezos was not named Jeff Bezos at birth. When he was born, his name was Jeffrey Preston Jorgenson. Bezos was born and raised in a middle income family who might have struggled at times especially during his formative years.

Jeff Bezos was not named Jeff Bezos at birth. When he was born, his name was Jeffrey Preston

His grandparents on his mother’s side seemed to have a prominent job as a regional director of a major corporation in New Mexico, but that doesn’t equate to rich. Instead, Bezos was born to a teenage mother who divorced his father shortly after his birth. She remarried and his stepfather worked as an engineer. He adopted Jeff and his brothers. Since his last name was Bezos, that is how Jeff Bezos’s name came to be. Now Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the U.S.

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John F. connor, Content Marketing executive, MA, Minsk,Poland

Answered Feb 08, 2019

Jeff Bezos is the founder and president of Amazon and has a networth of $150 billion. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Jacqueline Gise and Ted Jorgensen who were teenagers. Jeff took his step father’s name Bezos as he was no longer in contact with each other. Jeff Bezos has one brother, Mark Bezos who works for poverty-fighting charity in New York and is the assistant captain of a volunteer fire company.

Jeff Bezos is the founder and president of Amazon and has a networth of 0 billion. He was born

Bezos married MacKenzie Bezos who is an american award winning novelist. They have 4 children, three sons and one adopted daughter from China. Jeff’s parents are assumed to be rich due to the share they have in Amazon or because of the money they invested into Amazon. Their share in Amazon is now worth about $30 billion making them wealthier than Paul Allen the co-founder of Microsoft. The Bezos Family Foundation, that focuses on teaching youngsters along with their share in Amazon would make them the second-biggest individual owners after their son.

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