9 mind-blowing facts that show just how wealthy Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, really is
1. Bezos is worth $121 billion despite being paid an annual salary of just $81,840, less than what most US representatives take home.
2. Bezos makes $2,489 per second — more than twice what the median US worker makes in one week.
That's $149,353 per minute.
As Business Insider's Hillary Hoffower previously reported, that means that in just one minute, the Amazon chief makes more than three times what the median US worker makes in a year — $45,552. These numbers were calculated shortly before the Bezos divorce.
3. After divorcing MacKenzie and giving up 25% of the Amazon stock co-owned by the couple, Bezos still kept his ranking as the richest person in the world.
MacKenzie, on the other hand, is now the third-richest woman in the world after L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Walmart heiress Alice Walton.
MacKenzie, who was one of Amazon's first employees, is now worth an estimated $38.9 billion.
4. With his $121 billion, Bezos could theoretically buy more than 30% of the top 100 US college endowments.
The top three richest colleges in the US — based on the size of their endowments — are Harvard University with $38.3 billion, the University of Texas system with $30.89 billion, and Yale University with $29.35 billion.
Bezos' fortune is greater than those three universities' endowments combined — with more than $22 billion to spare.
5. Bezos is so rich that an average American spending $1 is similar to Bezos spending $1.2 million.
The median net worth of an average US household is $97,300. Dividing $121 billion by $97,300 comes to about $1.2 million, according to previous calculations by Business Insider.
6. The Amazon CEO is nearly 38% richer than the British monarchy.
The British royal family is worth an estimated $88 billion, according to Forbes.
7. Bezos is worth about the equivalent of the entire GDP of Angola.
About half of Angola's $121 billion GDP comes from oil production, which accounts for more than 90% of the country's exports.
8. Bezos' net worth is greater than the GDP of Iceland, Afghanistan, and Costa Rica — combined.
Iceland's GDP is about $31.6 billion, Afghanistan's is $22.9 billion, and Costa Rica's is $64.8 billion.
9. According to the Social Security Administration, the average American man with a bachelor's degree will earn approximately $2.19 million in his lifetime. Bezos makes that in just under 15 minutes.
According to the SSA, the average American woman with a bachelor's degree will earn $1.32 million in her lifetime.
Bezos, who has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, makes about $149,353 every minute, according to calculations by Business Insider.
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