Jeff Bezos' wealth reportedly hit $105.1 billion this week, making him the richest man alive among those whose wealth is publicly traceable, CNBC reported. But Bezos hasn't always been a billionaire.

When the commercial Internet began accelerating in the mid-1990s, Jeff Bezos was studying a structural shift more than searching for a product. Internet usage was growing at roughly 2,300% annually.

Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, have sailed around the world in his $500 million superyacht, Koru Emma McIntyre/Getty ; Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Jeff Bezos began sailing on his ...

A look at Jeff Bezos' transformation from the founder of Amazon.com to the global business magnate he is today.

In August 1994, a little-known entrepreneur posted a job listing to Usenet, a pre-web message board. He was looking for “extremely talented” software developers to “help pioneer commerce on the ...