A day in the life of Jeff Bezos, the second richest person in the world
September 11, 20240
Jeff Bezos’ daily schedule looks different now that he’s not running Amazon.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the second richest man in the world.
He’s no longer CEO of Amazon, but he now spends extra time with his space company.
Business Insider rounded up what Bezos and his fiancée have said over the years about his daily routine.
Jeff Bezos may no longer be running Amazon, but he’s kept busy.
The Amazon cofounder has a net worth of $195 billion, according to Forbes. In addition to founding the online retail behemoth Amazon, Bezos also owns The Washington Post and an aerospace company, Blue Origin.
Bezos stepped down as CEO of Amazon in 2021 to focus on his rocket company Blue Origin, but he still advises the company as chairman and gives his input on AI efforts. Andy Jassy took over the CEO role. Now, Bezos spends most of his time on his rocket company, saying recently in a podcast interview that he’s “working harder than I ever have.”
Bezos has also been dating his fiancée Lauren Sánchez since 2019.
So what does daily life look like for the tech mogul? Sánchez described their morning routine in an interview with People.
Here’s a look inside his daily routine:
He wakes up every morning naturally, without the aid of an alarm clock.
Jeff Bezos likes a slow morning.
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“I like to putter in the morning,” Bezos told a gathering of Economic Club of Washington, DC, Axios reported “So I like to read the newspaper. I like to have coffee.”
Bezos and Sánchez have a no-phone rule in the mornings
The billionaire Amazon drinks his morning coffee in a self-heating Ember mug.
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While the billionaire Amazon founder drinks his morning coffee in a self-heating Ember mug, Sánchez says she uses a mug Bezos got her from Amazon that says, “woke up sexy as hell again.”
Bezos reportedly never schedules early-morning meetings, in order to spend quality time with his family.
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos at the Sun Valley Conference 2024.
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Sánchez told People that once the morning rush is over and the kids drive to school, her and Bezos get to work.
“After the kids leave, it’s just me and Jeff and the dogs,” she said, People reported.
Bezos also reads the newspaper and chats with his fiancé before heading to the gym for cardio and weightlifting, he said.
Jeff Bezos likes to schedule mentally challenging meetings before noon.
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“Like anything that’s going to be really mentally challenging, that’s a 10 o’clock meeting,” Bezos said back in 2018, according to Axios.
Bezos usually keeps his afternoons clear of high-intensity meetings.
Jeff Bezos once famously ordered an octopus for breakfast.
And, during a meeting with Woot founder Matt Rutledge, he ordered octopus with potatoes, bacon, green garlic yogurt, and eggs for breakfast.
“When I look at the menu, you’re the thing I don’t understand, the thing I’ve never had,” Bezos said. “I must have the breakfast octopus.”
Bezos and Sánchez like to cook. Sanchez said Bezos makes churros in his deep fryer, a recipe passed down from his Cuban grandfather.
Jeff Bezos told the former BI editor in chief about a food truck outside Amazon’s office.
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In 2014, he told Henry Blodget, who was then Business Insider’s editor-in-chief, about a phenomenally popular truck outside of Amazon’s headquarters. “It’s out of control, actually,” he said.
Bezos said he’s never worked harder than he has since he left Amazon.
The billionaire said he’s very good at focusing.
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The billionaire said he’s very good at focusing but he doesn’t keep to a strict schedule.
He told Lex Fridman he believes in wandering and his “messy” meetings often go overtime.
Family movie nights are a Saturday night tradition in the Bezos household, according to his fiancee.
Bezos on the set of “Star Trek Beyond.”
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Bezos even made a surprise cameo in the 2016 film “Star Trek Beyond.”
Other than watching “Star Trek,” Bezos has another space-related hobby: gliding about in a submarine looking for old NASA rockets.
Jeff Bezos said his job isn’t to make thousands of decisions every day.
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“Is that really worth it if the quality of those decisions might be lower because you’re tired or grouchy?” Bezos asked the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
