Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon out of his Seattle garage in 1994 and plowed billions of dollars into transforming the city into a tech boomtown, said on Thursday that he was leaving his home of three decades and moving to Miami.
Mr. Bezos, 59, announced his move in an Instagram post on Thursday night.
He said his parents had recently moved back to Miami, where he attended high school, and that he wanted to be closer to them and to his partner, Lauren Sanchez.
Bloomberg News reported last month that Mr. Bezos had purchased a mansion in South Florida for $79 million, a few months after buying a neighboring one for $68 million.
Mr. Bezos is worth $161 billion, making him the world’s third-richest person, according to Bloomberg.
Persons:
Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Lauren Sanchez
Organizations:
Seattle, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg
Locations:
Miami, Cape Canaveral, Fla, South Florida