Chinanews, February 3 (Sweet) Comprehensive report, how did Amazon, one of the most successful companies in the United States, "refined" it?

The answer is undoubtedly inseparable from one person-Jeff Bezos.

　　"This journey began about 27 years ago." From the online bookstore at the beginning of 1994 to the e-commerce giant today, Bezos has successfully built the company into a business empire with a market value of nearly $1.7 trillion.

However, on February 2, local time, the man at the helm said that he would step down as Amazon CEO.

　　Bezos announced that the company AWS (Amazon Web Services) CEO Andy Jassy (Andy Jassy) will succeed him, he will focus on philanthropy, the "Blue Origin" space company, the Washington Post, and others There is passion for affairs.

Data map: Bezos.

From zero to $1.7 trillion: the story of Bezos and Amazon

　　They all say that they stand at thirty, and it seems that Bezos is no exception.

　　According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Bezos chose to work for a financial company in New York after graduating from Princeton University.

At the age of 30, after anticipating the great potential of the Internet, Bezos chose to resign and then founded Amazon.

　　"I decided I had to try. Even if I failed at that time, I didn't think I would regret it. If I didn't try, this idea would make me regret it for a lifetime." Bezos later recalled.

　　After more than 20 years of development, Amazon has transformed from an online bookstore to a giant online retailer, with an online retail network all over the world.

　　In January 2020, Amazon's market value exceeded US$1 trillion. As of the close of trading on February 2, the company's market value was close to US$1.7 trillion.

　　"How did this happen? Invention." Bezos said in his retirement letter to Amazon employees.

　　He said, "Invention is the foundation of our success. We have done crazy things together and then made them normal. We have created customer reviews, personalized recommendations, Kindle... etc.".

　　At present, Bezos is still one of Amazon's largest shareholders.

He stepped down as Amazon CEO and will be transferred to the executive chairman of the company's board of directors.

Data map: Musk, founder of the American Space Exploration Technology Company.

Who is the richest man in the world, Bezos or Musk?

　　Although Amazon has made Bezos' wealth soar, it is not easy to secure the position of the world's richest man.

　　Since 2017, Bezos has repeatedly won the world's richest man. According to data in December 2020, his personal wealth reached US$182 billion.

　　Unexpectedly, in January 2021, after Tesla's stock price soared, the world's richest man staged a "substitution" drama, and the CEO of SpaceX (SpaceX) Elon Musk replaced Bezos.

　　However, as of 7 o'clock on February 3, Beijing time, according to the latest real-time data of Forbes Global Rich List, Bezos' personal wealth rose to 196.2 billion U.S. dollars, surpassing Musk and once again become the world's richest man.

As of 7 am on February 3, Beijing time, real-time data on the Forbes Global Rich List.

　　However, Bezos himself has another opinion on the title of the world's richest man.

He said that he has never pursued such titles as the world's richest man, and he is more willing to call him "Inventor Bezos" and "Entrepreneur Bezos" because it makes more sense.

　　"The stock price has risen by 30% in a month. Don't think that you are 30% smarter than others, because when the stock price drops by 30% in a month, it feels uncomfortable to be 30% stupid than others." Bezos has repeatedly told employees.

Bezos's "Space Dream": A sought-after space business

　　The two richest people in the world have a "soft spot" for space exploration.

Bezos' "Blue Origin" space company has sprung up, and Musk's Space Exploration Technology Company (SpaceX) is even more brilliant.

　　In recent years, the competition between Bezos and "old rival" Musk in the space field has become increasingly fierce.

Not long ago, the two had a "big quarrel" for grabbing space business.

　　Currently, SpaceX is trying to persuade the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy some of the "Starlink" satellites to a lower orbit than originally planned.

　　However, companies such as Amazon disagree, believing that this orbital height modification will interfere with other satellite networks.

According to the plan, Amazon will launch 3236 Internet satellites into low earth orbit, some of which will be sent into orbits about 590 kilometers from the earth's surface.

Amazon pointed out in the documents submitted to the FCC that the changes proposed by SpaceX may actually put the "Starlink" satellites at risk of collisions with Amazon's "Kuiper Project" satellites.

　　SpaceX accused Amazon of "suppressing competition," and Amazon countered that SpaceX wanted to "suppress competition in the cradle."

　　In order to win NASA's next-generation human lunar landing system contract, Bezos' "Blue Origin" space company also frequently confronted SpaceX.

　　In the end, there is still no conclusion yet.

Data map: On February 2, 2021 local time, the "Starship" prototype rocket used by SpaceX for manned voyages in space carried out the latest test flight above 10,000 meters and touched the ground There was an explosion in the first few seconds and it exploded into a fireball.

The most expensive divorce: the richest couple in the world also have regrets

　　Bezos, who is invincible in the market, has a little regret in love.

　　When Bezos founded Amazon, his ex-wife MacKenzie has been with him, making suggestions.

She is Amazon's first accountant, participated in the negotiation of the company name, and witnessed the transformation of this small online bookstore into today's e-commerce giant.

After Amazon started, Mackenzie began to focus on his family and his literary aspirations.

　　The New York Times stated that Mackenzie was "an integral part of Bezos' founding story."

In 25 years of marriage, she has been a loyal ambassador for Amazon.

The two have four children.

Data map: Bezos and Mackenzie attended the event.

　　In 2019, the "world's richest" couple suddenly announced their divorce.

　　According to the divorce agreement reached between the two, Bezos will retain 75% of Amazon's shares, while Mackenzie holds the remaining shares, valued at $36 billion.

At the time, Forbes data also showed that although MacKenzie did not become the richest woman, her net worth was enough to make her rank among the top three richest women.

This divorce is also considered to be the "most expensive divorce" in the world.

　　Now, how will Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon CEO, continue to participate in the company's business?

How will his space ambitions end?

Everything remains to be seen.