Tag Archives: Jeff Bezos

Elon Musk continues to grow his status as the world’s richest man as his net worth continues to skyrocket over the rest of the top earners in 2022.   In the latest Forbes list, Musk, 50, increased his net worth to $282billion, which is over $100billion richer than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is $183.6billion. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was one of the biggest …

—-Elon Musk leads the pack by adding $121B as Jeff Bezos adds $4.5B The world’s ten richest people added $402 billion to their collective net worth in 2021, making it a banner year for the ultra-wealthy.

Jeff Bezos is giving US$100 million to the Obama Foundation, the largest single gift former President Barack Obama’s philanthropic organization has received and just the latest in a string of high-profile donations by the world’s second-richest person.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said his Bezos Earth Fund will spend $2bn (£1.5bn) restoring landscapes and transforming food systems.

Star Trek actor William Shatner has become the oldest person to reach space, calling his trip “the most profound experience”.

Elon Musk has come through on his promise to send Jeff Bezos a silver medal now that the Tesla CEO has surpassed the Amazon founder to become the world’s richest person.

In a move that pours cold water on the dreams of a few billionaire space explorers, the US has tightened its definition of the word “astronaut”.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasted into space on Tuesday, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard.

Blue Origin announced Thursday that 18-year-old Oliver Daemen of the Netherlands will be joining founder Jeff Bezos on the company’s first crewed spaceflight after the winner of a $28 million auction postponed.

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated another $2.7bn (£1.9bn) to a range of charities.