The fabulous life of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the second-richest person in the world

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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is one of the most powerful figures in tech, with a net worth of roughly $82 billion.

Today, his "Everything Store" sells more than $136 billion worth of goods a year.

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Here's how the former hedge funder got his start and became one of the world's richest people.

Jillian D'Onfro and Eugene Kim contributed to an earlier version of this story.

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