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Jeff Bezos net worth history is a story of a near wipeout followed by a massive climb, rising from $1.6 billion at age 34 to an estimated $224 billion at 62. Bezos graduated from Princeton in 1986 at 22, left Wall Street and founded Amazon in July 1994 at 30, running it out of a garage near Seattle. The company went public in May 1997, when he was 33. A year later, at 34, his stake made him a billionaire worth about $1.6 billion, and at 35 he had jumped to roughly $10.1 billion as dot-com fever peaked. Then the bubble burst. His fortune fell to $6.1 billion at 36, $2 billion at 37 and about $1.5 billion at 38, as Amazon shares collapsed and the company cut jobs to survive. The recovery was slow at first: $2.5 billion at 39, $5.1 billion at 40, $4.1 billion at 41 and $4.3 billion at 42. Through his 40s, the climb picked up as Amazon expanded into cloud computing, Prime and e-readers, pushing his wealth past $12 billion at 46 and into the $30 billion range by 50 and 51. He reached $45.2 billion at 52, $72.8 billion at 53 and $112 billion at 54, when he ranked as the world's richest person for the first time. The years that followed were bumpy. He hit $131 billion at 55, slipped to $113 billion at 56 after his 2019 divorce settlement transferred a large block of Amazon stock, then surged to $177 billion at 57 as pandemic shopping boosted Amazon. He held $171 billion at 58, dropped to $114 billion at 59 after Amazon's steep 2022 sell-off, and rebounded to $194 billion at 60, $215 billion at 61 and about $224 billion at 62 on the annual list measured March 1, 2026. That final number may already look dated. Since March, Bezos's AI startup Prometheus announced a $12 billion raise on June 11 at a valuation of about $41 billion, and Blue Origin has been raising its first outside money at a widely reported valuation of roughly $130 billion before the new cash. Amazon closed at $259.53 on Oct. 12, 2026, and with private valuations now adding to his Amazon stake, his next annual snapshot could look very different. Photo of Jeff Bezos via Shutterstock: lev radin. $AMZN. #JeffBezos #Amazon #NetWorth 🌐 Find more market-moving insights at https://www.benzinga.com — your one-stop destination for the latest financial news, data, and expert analysis to stay ahead of the markets. 🖥️ Want the same tools the pros use—without the $10K Bloomberg terminal? Benzinga Edge gives you real-time portfolio alerts, weekly stock picks, and pro-grade research in one command center. 👉 https://bit.ly/4unSKiB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📲 Follow us on socials @benzinga 🔔 Subscribe To The Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Benzinga ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⚠️ Disclaimer: Investing in financial markets carries risk, and there are no guaranteed returns. All information is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as financial advice. Always do your own research and speak with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. Only invest what you can afford to lose. Past performance does not guarantee future outcomes.