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Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO. How rich did Amazon make him?

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No need for this American to check his 401k accounts or social security payments before taking the plunge into retirement

Jeff Bezos, who steps down Monday as Amazon’s CEO, is the world’s richest person.

Forbes estimates that his fortune rocketed $196 billion since 1998, when he first appeared on its list of richest Americans.

Today he’s worth nearly $202 billion, the magazine says. 

What does that mean for retirees whose paychecks have far fewer zeroes?

Business Insider estimates Bezos’ fortune at 739,489 times the median American’s retirement wealth.

In fact Bezos, who will remain as Amazon’s executive chairman even as he turns over the reins to Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy, has seen his

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