1. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is CEO of Amazon, a company he founded out of his garage in 1994 and built into the trillion-dollar corporation it is today. Bezos has amassed a fortune of $197.8 billion, making him the wealthiest individual in the world. Amazon employs over 1 million people and does $350+ billion a year in revenue. 2020 was a record year for the company, with revenues up over $100 billion and net profit up 84% for the year. He also owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin, a company developing rockets and technology for space exploration. Bezos recently announced he will step down as CEO and become Executive Chairman of Amazon in late 2021.
