Empire-builder Bezos looks beyond Amazon


Bezos’s stake in Amazon gives him a personal worth of some US$196bil (RM793.50bil), making him the world’s richest individual, ahead of Tesla founder Elon Musk who briefly held that distinction. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Starting three decades ago in his garage, Jeff Bezos built one of the world's most successful business empires – and became the richest person on the planet.

Now Bezos is turning to new challenges, giving up his role as chief executive of the technology giant to focus his energy on other business and philanthropic ventures.

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